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May 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 […]
Read MoreCOVID-19 FAQ #8
The attached COVID-19 FAQ e-newsletter contains information on: health and safety protocols; quarantine requirements related to travel; mask mandates; and the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board. COVID-19 FAQ #8 – 2021-2022
Read MoreYou’re Invited to Movie Night
Did you know Alberta’s Premier is investing nearly $75 million to support privately run Charter Schools? As we have seen with the Ford Government’s Agenda, the threat of privatized education in Ontario is real. We invite you to a private, ETFO and friends viewing of BACKPACK FULL OF CASH, a documentary outlining the effects privately run […]
Read MoreETFO Welcomes Historic Federal Investment in Affordable Child Care
The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) commends child care advocates for the years of tireless activism that led to the signing of an historic agreement between the Governments of Ontario and Canada on affordable child care. ETFO Welcomes Historic Federal Investment in Affordable Child Care
Read MoreElementary: A Podcast From ETFO
Elementary is a podcast for teachers, education workers, and anyone who wants to know more about public education in Ontario. This podcast will take on some of the big issues in education, outline opportunities available to ETFO members, and bring together educators, activists, teachers, and students to share ideas and information about education. Link to ETFO […]
Read MoreETFO’s COVID-19 FAQ #7
The attached COVID-19 FAQ includes information about: vaccination policies; health and safety; Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) assessments; emergency remote learning; and the need for an equitable pandemic recovery. COVID-19 FAQ #7 – 2021-2022
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