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May 10, 2018  U.S. Teacher of the Year Mandy Manning advocates for country's most vulnerable studentsIn the midst of teachers walking out of schools around the country, demanding fair salaries and proper funding for their classrooms, one teacher, Mandy Manning, was invited into the White House. |
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May 4, 2018  Asian and South Asian Heritage Month - MayETFO is making a poster and diverse tools available to people celebrating Asian and South Asian Heritage Month in Ontario. The poster features six innovative and inspiring Asian Canadian writers. |
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Apr 30, 2018  21st Century Learning - Labour Council calls for revision of public education funding formulaOntario government education funding has failed to keep pace with inflation and other emerging needs and, more importantly, societal expectations and ever-growing needs of our students. |
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Apr 30, 2018  OSSTF/FEESO celebrates Education Week in MayThe theme of Education Week 2018, Public Education – It’s for Everyone, recognizes a publicly-funded education system is perhaps the province’s most important asset. |
 Great tools to educate young people about the environmentGuides The Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario has developed a set of tools for young students. |
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Apr 13, 2018  What would childcare look like if the government really cared?For forty years, PSAC has worked with the broader child care movement to fight for a universal, high quality child care system for Canada. We now have an important opportunity to achieve that goal. |
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Apr 13, 2018  Denominational schools a flashpoint in Ontario politicsKarl Nerenberg With an Ontario election coming, all major parties still refuse to consider abolishing the costly and archaic denominational school system, even though others did so long ago. |
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Apr 13, 2018  One issue is too hot for all Ontario parties, except the Greens -- denominational schoolsKarl Nerenberg With an Ontario election coming, all major parties still refuse to consider abolishing the costly and archaic denominational school system, even though others did so long ago. |
 Out of the Attic: Dissociation and social justiceWorkshop A resource that readers can use to learn more about the spectrum of dissociative experiences. |
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Apr 12, 2018  University top brass salaries capped in Alberta; David Suzuki to get honorary degree from U of ADavid J. Climenhaga New salary regulations introduced by Alberta NDP won't please top university administrators; entire United Conservative Party Caucus goes missing! |
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Mar 29, 2018  Ending the war on youth as they march for their livesBeneath the calls for gun control that mark this remarkable political moment, there seems to be an underlying rebellion, one that is demanding an end to the war against youth. |
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Mar 23, 2018  Lack of support for elementary-aged children's mental health care in government announcement a missed opportunity – The Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO) is questioning why the government has not placed greater emphasis on elementary-aged children in today's announcement on mental health care. |
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Mar 21, 2018  End public support for private schools: Alberta pollDavid Climenhaga Albertans are pretty unenthusiastic about the whole idea of giving public money to schools that charge tuition, the Environics poll done for the Alberta Teachers Association shows. |
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Mar 21, 2018  Support in Alberta is overwhelming for ending public support of elite private schools, new poll showsDavid J. Climenhaga Albertans are pretty unenthusiastic about the whole idea of giving public money to schools that charge tuition, an Environics poll done for the Alberta Teachers Association shows. |
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Mar 20, 2018  Manitoba's 2018 budget is the most disappointing budget everLynne Fernandez Manitoba premier Brian Pallister's Trump-esque statement that budget 2018 was going to be the "best budget ever" has fallen a bit flat. |
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Mar 19, 2018  U of Waterloo students protest lack of mental health supportPhillip Dwight Morgan No degree is worth the loss of another student, say U of Waterloo students following latest suicide |
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Mar 19, 2018  Students walk out to protest lack of mental health supportPhillip Dwight Morgan No degree is worth the loss of another student, say U of Waterloo students following the school's latest suicide. |
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Mar 13, 2018  West Virginia labour actions inspire educators nationwideIn West Virginia, striking public school teachers and staff celebrated a victory last week, inspiring educators outside their state to take action for better pay and working conditions. |
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Mar 12, 2018 Not Rex: West Virginia teacher's strikeWest Virginia teachers walk out across the state. Is this the start of a labour renewal in the U.S.? |
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Feb 26, 2018  Myth of American exceptionalism prevents policy change on gun controlWhy don't Americans ever learn from these things? It's a price they pay for their "exceptionalism"-- they have nothing to learn from others. |
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Feb 26, 2018  After Parkland shooting, students march for their livesThe Pentagon is in our public schools, recruiting students to the military. At its side is the NRA, putting guns into the hands of children. |
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Feb 23, 2018  School superintendents being paid over seven times more than support staffsupport staff have been bargaining with the Living Waters Catholic Board, and they still don’t have a renewed contract. Demand a fair contract for support staff now. Find out more here. |
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Feb 22, 2018  School board support staff voice concerns about restructuring of the Nova Scotia education systemSupport staff in schools across Nova Scotia are concerned that restructuring school boards will create unstable labour relations, much like what we’ve seen happen to the health care system. |
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Feb 15, 2018  Time to place a moratorium on showing Geography Now! Canada in our classrooms!Doreen Nicoll Geography Now! Canada currently boasts 1.4 million views with 26,000 likes. For good reason, I side with the 1,000 dislikes. |
