Skip to main content

Voices

When Information is Dangerous (From the President)

David Clegg

Recently  with the Ministry of Education launched, with no prior notice, a new website, the School  Information  Finder.  It’s  a  site  that pulls together information about schools, their EQAO scores, and selective demographic characteristics of  students and their families.

2009 Global Action Week (CTF Report)

Emily Noble

Join millions around the world for The Big Read The Global Campaign for Education is calling for an exciting action on April 22, The Big Read, which we hope will unite  millions as did The World’s Biggest Lesson last year. Last year, our World’s Biggest Lesson was a resounding  s

A new Vision for Provincewide testing (OTF Report)

Hilda Watkins

For the past year the  Ontario  Teachers’ Federation  (OTF)  has worked on a new vision for student assessment in Ontario – one that examines other means of measuring student  achievement and demonstrating accountability to the public.

It’s Your Right (Disability Issues)

Christine Brown

Members  with  disabilities  want nothing  more  than  the  opportunity to do their jobs – just like any other school board employee. It really is that  simple.

Elementary Teachers Collaborate for Change (Professional Services )

Stanley Hallman-Chong

This past  summer,  as  it does  every  year,  ETFO provided a wide range  of Summer  Academy courses  for its  members.  This year,  funding from the  province  once  again  allowed for a larger than usual  number  of courses  and participants. ETFO’s  Summer  Academy  c