Parents and persons with no more than a high school diploma are increasing filling in for absent teachers.
A CityNews investigation revealed earlier this week that the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board relied on people not certified to teach to supervise classrooms nearly 3,000 times last year and have already used parents, student-teachers and other unqualified persons 1,943 times in the first half of this school year.
The Ontario Ministry of Education’s special education policy and resource guide provides instructions to school boards and schools on administering special education programs. Navigating special education labels is complex, and it matters for education equity (theconversation.com)
The fundamental public policy issue of the pandemic is that masking in schools is now a proxy for public trust in medical science and public health. Masks in schools: have mask mandates become a proxy…
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Hamilton teacher says Catholic schools impeded job prospects. Ontario says it will protect separate schools Ontario government faces legal challenge for funding Catholic schools | CBC News
In a poll taken by OSSTF, 35 per cent of their teacher members reported having physical aggression used against them. Almost 80 per cent of educational assistants reported physical aggression. Ontario teachers feel unsafe amid…