OSSTF President Harvey Bischof said the "unprecedented" plan to publicize the union's bargaining positions isn't an attempt to shame the government. ...
Category: Education and Training
Contract talks for education workers face media blackout
"It’s a good sign because it tells me the parties are serious," says a retired professor about the media blackout. ...
Elementary teachers’ union to start voting on strike mandate later this month
"We’re not at any critical point, but we want them to give us a mandate now," ETFO president Sam Hammond says. ...
Education leaders voice opposition to TeachON mandate as school year begins
"No public tax dollars should be used to fund private or independent schools," groups including the Ontario Principals' Council told the education minister in a letter. ...
Ontario, feds sign MOU on French-language university
Funding negotiations will start after a "due diligence process" and the two governments will set up a joint working group. ...
Campus groups make last-ditch appeal to students on levies as new academic year kicks off
"I care about this paper more than anything else in my life," says the editor-in-chief of Western University's student paper. ...
Ontario government says it’s ‘keen to conclude a joint funding agreement’ on French-language university
The provincial and federal governments are still working through differences on an MOU. ...
New school year begins with one union leader expecting a ‘strong strike mandate’
"I will be undeterred from my mission of landing a deal," says Education Minister Stephen Lecce. ...
Government re-announces classroom cell phone ban
The policy will go into effect in November. ...
Ford government launches new health and physical education curriculum
The curriculum pushes back teaching of gender identity and includes content on consent, opioids and cannabis. Parents will be able to remove their children from the sex-ed classes. ...