We know that having a sustainable future relies on teaching today’s youth about ecological processes and our interactions with the environment. We want young people to become environmental stewards and we want such action to be grounded in sound knowledge.
In April some of you will be asked to take part ina survey about your preferences should there be another shortfall in the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP).
Every day in schools across this province, teachers are told to do things and to take on responsibilities that they are not required to do by law.
What happens when a teachers’ union decides to investigate a complex societal issue such as eating disorders? They create a web that connects researchers, community organizations, schools, teachers and their students. They make change.
For decades, physical education (PE) or gym class has been an important part of Ontario’s curriculum and a daily or weekly occurrence for thousands of elementary school students throughout the province.
“Educators must begin to understand their students throu
Every year the president and general secretary of ETFO go to Queen’s Park to make a presentation to the Finance and Economic Affairs Committee. Our goal is to influence government decisions prior to the release of the school grants later in the spring.
ETFO has never supported the standardized tests administered by the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO). Your federation has been speaking out against them from the time the tests were first introduced.
For the past two years OTF has been advising members of an actuarial funding deficiency in the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP). OTPP is one of the biggest and best pension plans in the world.