Voices

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

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.

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.

The Media Coverage

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From an early age, children naturally immerse themselves in drama, dance, music, the visual arts, literary arts, and the media: to play, to learn, to communicate, to celebrate, and to discover who they are.