Rights funeral 7pm Queens Park
Devastated by a far-reaching anti-worker bill set to pass legislature early next week, education workers will convene a funeral for collective bargaining rights on the lawn of Queen’s Park, Monday September 10, at 7 pm. Workers and friends will reflect on our loss and ready ourselves for Tuesday morning Sept 11th when Liberal Bill 115 […]
Libs “manufacturing crisis to win 2 by-elections”
Three education unions say they will fight the Ontario Liberals’ proposed bill to impose a new contract on teachers if it passes. “If this bill is passed we’ll challenge this proposed legislation all the way to the Supreme Court,” said Fred Hahn, president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees in Ontario, which represents 55,000 […]
Students get it: education ain’t a Liberal priority in QC nor ON
Montreal protesters are drawing attention to a growing trend: governments often skew decisions in favour of short-term priorities, often for industrial interests. (Credit: fatseth) By David Suzuki (author, broadcaster and contributor to our book, Playing Fast & Loose with Public Education When I heard about the student protests in Montreal, I swallowed the line that Quebec’s pampered youth pay […]
class size to grow in Ontario?
..East Alternative School of TO Kevin Van Paassen:globe & Mail For Ontario’s self-styled “education premier,” damning criticism of one of his signature changes to the province’s schools is nothing new. Back when Dalton McGuinty took power in 2003, some of his own bureaucrats and advisers cautioned that lowering class sizes wouldn’t be worth the cost. […]
GTA teacher asks: Could Wisconsin happen here?
.. In the wake of unprecedented anti-union legislation many Wisconsin teachers are starting the 2011 school year without the right negotiate future collective agreements for anything other than salaries, which will leave them with no mechanism or organized voice to speak on behalf of the needs of the students they teach. This is thanks to the […]
Chair to update TDSB on complaint vs PCs
The chair of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) is filing a formal complaint against Ontario’s Progressive Conservative Party and Sun Media over homophobic campaign flyers that were distributed during the provincial election and a transphobic television ad campaign that aired for three weeks following it. Chris Bolton says he may also take legal action. Bolton […]
Education protests grip Chilean capital
Students in Chile have erected burning barricades in at least 10 locations throughout Santiago, as part of a protest to demand free higher education. Tuesday’s demonstration in the South American nation’s capital is the latest phase in a student movement that began in May… Calling for massive protest marches in the business district of Santiago, […]
EXPLORING SCHOOLS AS COMMUNITY HUBS
EXPLORING SCHOOLS AS COMMUNITY HUBS: Investigating application of the community hub model in context of the closure of Athabasca School, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada and other small schools Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to research the concept and model of community hubs, specifically schools that have become community hubs, and to investigate the hub […]
Toronto’s endorsed candidates
In the countdown to our October 6th provincial election CPE has endorsed the following Toronto candidates. We recommend them for your serious consideration. Michael Prue, Beaches – East York Michael Coteau, Don Valley East Kathleen Wynne, Don Valley West Mike Colle, Eglinton-Lawrence Laurel Broten, Etobicoke-Lakeshore Donna Cansfield, Etobicoke-Centre Cheri DiNovo, Parkdale-High Park Tracy MacCharles, Pickering-Scarborough East […]
Fund our public schools – Star
Students of all backgrounds and family incomes learning together and getting the same opportunities: that’s the idea behind public schools. But, when parents in the well-to-do neighbourhoods are able to raise funds among themselves to hire an art instructor while those in the lower-income areas cannot, or when students are required to […]