Voices

All Ontario students – rich or poor – deserve a high-quality education that allows them to reach heir full potential.

It is gratifying to be able to provide you with the second special edition of Voice dedicated to professional learning. You will recall that last year’s special issue celebrated the work that you do both in the classroom and collaboratively with your colleagues.

An international coalition of teacher  organizations  has  joined  in  an unprecedented  effort  to  condemn bullying and cyber bullying in all its forms.

Gaining access to  the  teaching profession can be a lengthy and somewhat challenging process. There  are  cyclical  fluctuations  that  result  in teacher shortages and surpluses, making it difficult at times for trained teachers to get full-time jobs. Ontario  currently has  a  surplus  of  tea

Every day, millions of Canadians board a plane, train, bus or subway car. Yet for people with disabilities, the lack of accessible transportation has long been a flashpoint.

It may sound like a cliché, but technology is all around us .

“Teaching must be further  professionalized and teachers must be at the forefront of those efforts.

From time to time, an ETFO member on long-term disability will be approached by the insurance company with an offer of a one-time lump sum payment in settlement of her or his ongoing claim for monthly LTD benefits.  This  may seem like an enticing offer, and you may want to leap at the chance, bu

Since ETFO’s inception in 1998, strong collective bargaining has worked to equalize compensation and working conditions for teacher and occasional teacher members across the province.