By Kim Siever Education support workers in Fort McMurray announced on January 7 that they are going on a full strike. The education workers are represented by the Canadian Union […]...
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Thousands rally for public schools during one-day strike by Edmonton education workers
AFL president calls rally the largest labour gathering in Alberta history PV Alberta Bureau Public schools support staff in Edmonton held a one-day strike on October 25, defying attempts by […]...
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How do schools guarantee students’ basic “Right to Read” in an era of chronic government underfunding?
By Silla Tauler As students headed back to school in September, mainstream media outlets echoed with reports about low literacy rates and “new approaches” to reading in several provinces. But […]...
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Cell phone bans and other “back to basics” announcements are just cover for government underfunding of public education
By Silla Tauler Until the recent cabinet shuffle, Ontario’s former Minister of Education Stephen Lecce spent several weeks reminding people of the Ford government’s plan to rein in the “excesses” […]...
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