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COVID-19

It is a Critical Time for Members to Stay Active in Protecting Public Education

Karen Brown
There is no doubt that education workers have struggled as a result of the systemic underfunding of public education. Ontario’s failed response to the COVID-19 pandemic turned difficult classroom realities, such as large class sizes, insufficient supports for students, and poor air quality and ventilation, into a dangerous crisis.

It is Time to Make Sure Students and Educators Get the Support They Deserve

Sharon O'Halloran
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated concerns about large class sizes, the physical condition of schools and the government’s failure to provide appropriate funding to meet the needs of all students, particularly students with special education needs and those from marginalized communities.

Change Needs All of Us

Chris Fuerth
Chris Fuerth details how the Ford government has sacrificed our working conditions, our students’ learning conditions and the safety of both educators and students.

Support Student Mental Health

Gail Lalonde
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.

Surviving Hybrid

Patrice White
Patrice White reflects on the impossibility of the hybrid model and how everyone – students and staff included – suffers.

Losing Librarians

Diana Maliszewski and Wendy Burch Jones
Teacher-librarians Diana Maliszewski and Wendy Burch Jones reflect on the importance and centrality of libraries to school life and the impact of funding cuts.