TVDSB projects over 300 fewer teaching positions, less funding due to class size changes
The public board is projecting 291 fewer secondary teacher positions and 38 fewer elementary teachers over the next four years. Continue reading
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Upper Canada District School Board issues 104 layoff notices to teachers
By Paul Soucy Videographer
Provincial budget cuts have been making headlines for weeks but board chair, John McAllister tells Global News these layoffs have nothing to do with provincial funding. Continue reading
Ontario high school teachers to start first step of bargaining process
Contracts for teachers and education workers at the province’s publicly funded schools expire at the end of August. Continue reading
Ontario government to put $1.6B towards ensuring no teacher layoffs due to larger class sizes
Senior government sources say the attrition protection money will be announced Friday, along with school board funding allocations known as Grants for Student Needs. Continue reading
Scott Thompson: Teachers threaten strike action with every political party, so why not Ford’s?
It’s a common fall ritual in Ontario: the kids go back to school and the teacher unions threaten to strike, Scott Thompson says. Continue reading
Reality Check: Do Ontario students have the lowest math scores in Canada?
Since before last year’s Ontario election, Doug Ford has been speaking out about Ontario students’ math scores, which he said are declining. Continue reading
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Premier Doug Ford tells teachers not to strike as contract bargaining nears
When asked today if he was preparing for the possibility of a strike, Ford said teachers have waged job action against Ontario governments of every stripe, and he says they have to get with the times. Continue reading
Guelph’s Upper Grand District School Board issues more layoff notices to teachers
By Matt Carty Reporter
The 56 layoff notices to high school teachers come after 54 elementary school teachers received the same notices at the end of March. Continue reading
Out-of-work Ontario teachers ‘more than welcome’ in B.C.: education minister
By Simon Little Online Journalist
“Obviously, we’re going in a vastly different direction than Ontario is — we’re reducing class sizes here,” said B.C. Education Minister Rob Fleming. Continue reading
Hamilton’s public school board poised to eliminate 136 positions due to provincial cuts
Almost two thirds of the job losses, 79 in total, would affect public high school teachers. Continue reading