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International Summit on the Teaching Profession (CTF Report)

Paul Taillefer

The second International Summit on the Teaching Profession held in March in New York included national teacher unions and education officials from 24 countries/regions with high-performing and rapidly improving educational systems.

Making a Difference for Women and Girls in Rural Cambodia

Wendy Matthews, Marilies Rettig

In 2010,  the ETFO Executive approved  a partnership between the Maddox Jolie-Pitt Foundation (MJP) and ETFO, to provide support for  women and girls living in rural and isolated villages in northwestern Cambo­dia. Cambodia is a country that was ravaged by decades of civil war (1970-1989).

Beacon for Education Reform

Vivian McCaffrey

For the last decade, Finland’s success on inter­national tests has caught the attention of educa­tion policymakers around the world. What is it about this small Nordic nation that has led to its students’ high performance in science, math, and reading assessments?

OTF Supports Teachers and Children, Abroad and At Home (OTF Report)

Rian McLaughlin

For over 50 years, OTF's International Assistance Program has built schools, purchased learning materials, funded professional development programs, strengthened  teach­er union capacity, and helped countless numbers of the world's poorest children to stay in school, placing textbooks firmly in t

The Power of a Dime

Mary Morison

ETFO  members  have  always  been  generous when it comes to responding to tragic events around the world. They have donated as individuals and as locals to AIDS work in Africa, and to the victims of the Haitian earthquake and the Indian Ocean tsunami.

Local Funding Supports Global Education

Janet Bigham

In October 2009, ETFO members Mali Bickley and Jim Carleton approached the  Simcoe  Teacher  Local  executive about becoming involved with the 17th annual  iEARN International  Conference and Youth Summit.

OTF Supports Teachers and Students (OTF Report)

Rian McLaughlin

Advocacy and social justice work at theOntario Teachers’ Federation takes many forms. OTF has a long-standing interest in supporting teachers and students notonly across the province but also nationally and internationally.