What Motivates Teachers to do Social Justice Work (Equity and Women's Services)
Why are some teachers driven to question the way things are in their schools? Why do some refuse to tolerate injustice when they notice it?
Voices
The Challenges of the New Early Learning Program (Collective Bargaining)
Early Learning Program is the most dramatic transformation in the structure of elementary education that we have seen in years.
Bill 186 : Groundbreaking Protection from Harassment and Violence (Professional Relations Services)
Over the last several years the provincial government has launched various safe schools initiatives. Studies were conducted and safe school teams established. There was greater recognition of and emphasis on the harmful effects of bullying and cyber bullying.
For Women With Disabilities Numbers Tell a Story (Disability Issues)
If you are a woman with a disability living in Canada, you have lots of company –over 2.3 million people, in fact. You are a part of the 17.7 percent of women in the adult population who report, as Statistics Canada phrases it, an “activity limitation.”
The Impact of Public Sector Wage Freezes on ETFO Members (From the General Secretary)
Last fall, after reporting that the province is facing a $24.7 billion deficit, Premier McGuinty and Finance Minister Dwight Duncan began to muse publicly about how to cut government costs.
Meeting the Challenges of the Early Learning Program (From the President)
When school begins next September 2014, 600 Ontario elementary schools will open their first early learning program (ELP) classrooms.
Letters to the Editor
Re: EQAO (March 2010)
Lessons from Our Children’s Coaches (CTF Report)
Most minor league hockey coaches will agree that knowing the results of last night’s game will not indicate how well your child’s team is performing. What coaches realize — but education bureaucr
Provincial Testing: Time for Change (OTF Report)
There is no question that one of the issues that creates unyielding solidarity among OTF and the teacher federations is the political philosophy that has developed around large-scale testing in Ontario’s public schools! We all