Designated early childhood educators (DECEs) are the newest addition to the ETFO family. In 2009 when the Ontario government announced its intention to implement the full-day kindergarten program, ETFO moved to become the bargaining agent for DECEs.
Professional Services staff always try to keep a finger on the pulse of our membership. What do our members need in the area of professional learning?
When the Ontario government unveiled the province’s full-day kindergarten program last year, it ushered in a new era in early learning.
Critics, especially those on the right, take pride in denigrating public education. They want us to believe that our schools – and by implication, you, our members – are failing our children.
Early Learning Program is the most dramatic transformation in the structure of elementary education that we have seen in years.
When school begins next September 2014, 600 Ontario elementary schools will open their first early learning program (ELP) classrooms.
The Liberal government has passed the halfway mark of its second term. With less than two years before the next provincial election, will its record allow Premier Dalton McGuinty to retain his “Education Premier” moniker and secure re-election for a third term?
The Ontario government took a courageous step in October when it announced that it would go ahead with full-day kindergarten. It’s great news for children, parents, and for Ontario. And it is also great news for ETFO and for our members who teach kindergarten.
In this issue of the magazine you will find a number of articles about how teachers’ classroom practice can improve the chances for educational success for children from low-income families.
Many ETFO members have fond memories of the Federation of Women Teachers’ Associations of Ontario (FWTAO) and the Ontario Public School Teachers’ Federation (OPSTF), the two organizations that came together in 1998 to create ETFO.