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Latest News
B.C. relying on uncertified instructors to teach in elementary, secondary schools
In another indication of how acute the B.C. teacher shortage is, the Ministry of Education’s latest figures show just how much schools in the province are relying on non-certified individuals to act as teachers in…
Sask. teacher strikes have made ‘class complexity’ a hot topic. How might it affect your local school?
Labour negotiations in Saskatchewan are putting the focus on ‘classroom complexity’ Sask. teacher strikes have made ‘class complexity’ a hot topic. How might it affect your local school? | CBC News
OECTA members to vote on a new contract
The executive of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association and it’s unit presidents have voted in favour of an agreement with the province. OECTA members to vote on a new contract | CKDR
‘Slap in the face’: Local schools leaning on unqualified teachers
‘You’re just grabbing a warm body to fill the void and it takes away from what we do,’ laments union official; OSSTF blames Ford, says it’s ‘a mess of their own making’ ‘Slap in the…
Education support staff in Algoma sound off on school violence
“No other job do you go to with the expectation that you’re going to get hit, spit on, your hair is going to get grabbed, you’re going to get chairs thrown at you, desks, classrooms…
Total solar eclipse: Waterloo public board not giving kids the day off
The Waterloo Region District School Board announced Wednesday that it will not move a PD day scheduled for two days later to the day of the eclipse. Total solar eclipse: Waterloo public board not giving kids the…