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Province must include extended day programs offered by school boards in $10-a-day child care plan
Attached is a statement from ETFO responding to the federal and provincial governments’ disappointing decision to exclude school board-operated child care programs from the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement. Province must include extended day programs offered by school boards in $10-a-day child care plan
Read MoreETFO welcomes Ontario Liberals’ proposal to cap class size
The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) welcomes the proposal put forward today by the Ontario Liberal Party to cap class size at 20 students as part of their election platform. As Ontario looks ahead to addressing learning gaps that were created or deepened by the COVID-19 pandemic, reducing class size is a necessary first […]
Read MoreEducation Week highlights need to protect public education
Education Week, which takes place annually during the first week of May, is a time to recognize the many successes occurring in public elementary schools across Ontario. It also serves as a reminder that public education is worth protecting given the invaluable role it plays in society. To read the rest of the statement, please […]
Read MoreOntario Budget Does Not Repair Damage
Ontario’s world-class public education system is worth protecting. To do that, Ontarians must elect a provincial government that is willing to make the necessary investments to support it. Unfortunately, the Ford government demonstrated, again today through its budget, that they are not genuinely committed to strengthening public education in Ontario. To read the complete media […]
Read MoreFord government threatens underfunded education budget
Ahead of the release of the 2022 provincial budget, the Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens (AEFO), Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO), Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA), and Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF/FEESO) are calling attention to the Ford government’s inadequate investment in publicly funded education and demanding real action to […]
Read MoreMay is Asian Heritage Month
To celebrate the month, ETFO is proud to release a new poster. Japanese Canadian artist Emmie Tsumura offers 24 provocative images in the artwork to encourage conversations and reflections about the concepts of kindness, creativity, collectivity, peace, and non-violence. Nobel Peace Laureate Setsuko Thurlow, a Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor, is featured in our 2022 poster […]
Read MoreJewish Heritage Month
ETFO acknowledges and celebrates May as Jewish Heritage Month. Addressing Antisemitism and Holocaust Education: Annotated Bibliography of e-Resources is a resource that captures and highlights organizations with materials supporting schools, communities and workspaces on combatting antisemitism and addressing Holocaust education. To view this new resource for educators, click here. For more information, please contact Alice Te at ate@etfo.org.
Read MoreETFO applauds education plan in NDP’s election platform
Attached is a statement regarding the education plan in the NDP’s election platform. STATEMENT – ETFO applauds education plan in NDP’s election platform
Read MoreETFO Urges Government to Reintroduce Mask Mandates for Schools
ETFO has expressed concerns that lifting the mask mandate too soon may result in further disruption to in-person learning and negative impacts on the health and safety of ETFO members, students, and their families. We are now seeing significant disruption in schools due to the spread of COVID-19. For full details, please view the attached […]
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