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Minister of Education Stephen Lecce and the Ford government have finally admitted that they have a teacher recruitment and retention problem. In an article published in the Toronto Star on February 21, the minister said to reporters that the province is looking at “every option available” to help ease the shortage of teachers in school…
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Below is a letter from ETFO President David Mastin to Education Minister Paul Calandra outlining our concerns with the government’s Classroom Supplies Fund, the sole‑source selection of Staples (an American vendor), and the inequitable exclusion of many educators from accessing the program. You can take action by contacting your local MPP to express your concerns.…
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For Immediate Release – November 21, 2025 TORONTO, ON – The following is a statement from the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) President David Mastin in response to Education Minister Paul Calandra withholding Education Quality & Accountability Office (EQAO) results, which are typically released at the end of September: “The Minister’s decision to delay…
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TORONTO, ON — L’Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens (AEFO), Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO), Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA), Ontario School Board Council of Unions (CUPE-OSBCU), and Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF/FEESO) have issued the following joint statement on the expected passage of Bill 33, the Supporting Children and Students…
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For Immediate Release: Tuesday, October 21, 2025 TORONTO, ON — As the provincial legislature returns, l’Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens (AEFO), Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO), Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA), Ontario School Board Council of Unions (CUPE OSBCU), and Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) have issued the following joint…