For a dramatic several days in early February, the activities of ETFO, the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA), and the Minister of Education were the subject of intense media scrutiny.
The provincial agreement that ETFO agreed to on February 12 contains important provisions that enhance our members’ professionalism.
On February 12, ETFO came to a difficult decision: we accepted a framework agreement for bargaining proposed by the provincial government.
Re: Helping all kids succeed
(December 2008)
As your national president, one of my roles is to speak out on issues that directly and indirectly affect educators. Here are some of them.
In years to come, pension aficionados will identify significant changes in the history of Ontario teachers’ pension plans.
If you are reading this, you probably have a job. But in Canada, for the 2,457,350 potential labour force participants with disabilities (ages 15 to 64), employment is fraught with barriers and uncertainties.
For some time now, I have been examining my thoughts and actions as I recall my years in the classroom. I use the question, “What stories did I construct about a child or children that imposed limitations or opened up possibilities for their learning and achievement?”
Despite the growing awareness about its negative effects, cyberbullying continues to be all too common among elementary and secondary school students. Online forums are still rife with the potential for false allegations and degrading comments, and new school-based video clips recorded with cellphones are posted to YouTube every day.