Prioritizing Wages and Working Conditions
Emis Akbari and Kerry McCuaig caution that the Ontario government risks the goals of the entire child care agreement if it ignores the needs of early childhood educators.
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The Land as Science, Community and Connection
Gina Marucci writes about immersing her students in nature to help them understand how it relates to their lives.
Violence Against Women
Educators have experienced a sevenfold increase in violence since 2005. Elizabeth Mitchell writes about the connection to gender.
A Much-Needed Shift in Self-Care
Michelle Richardson writes how developing a mindfulness practice has helped her cope with adversity.
Bargaining ETFO Collective Agreements
Heather Aggus looks at ETFO’s recent history of challenging and pushing back against successive governments in Ontario.
The Time is Now
Munib Sajjad considers the impact that organizing will have on the future of public education.
Change Needs All of Us
Chris Fuerth details how the Ford government has sacrificed our working conditions, our students’ learning conditions and the safety of both educators and students.
EQAO Standardized Testing is the Barrier
Sean Lewis questions why the Ford government decided to funnel much needed investment in public education into re-establishing the EQAO test.
How Citizens Can Catalyze Change
As Sarah Lowes writes that a just and equitable recovery from the pandemic challenges our governments to think creatively while making decisions based on science and evidence.
Support Student Mental Health
You won’t be able to take away the pandemic-related stressors your students feel, but Gail Lalonde outlines ways you may be able to help reduce their impact.