The #BHM scavenger hunt from the @RegionofDurham shows why it's urgent to combat anti-black racism every day of the year, not just in February. Educators looking for resources? #ETFO#Durham@DurhamDSB https://t.co/wUzqeUNH7Z
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A Saturday evening #onpoli shocker: the chair of Doug Ford’s Greenbelt Council, former PC MP David Crombie, has resigned over changes to conservation authorities. Calls them “disastrous, and “high-level bombing” that “needs to be resisted.”
Two educators tested positive from the same class this weekend. How did the students still end up at school today? Durham Public Health has some questions to answer. #OntEd#onpoli#ETFO
CUPE Local 5257 members are on strike for fair wages and a fair contract. Add your name to this letter to tell the Principal at Blaisdale Montessori School to respect Montessori teachers and support staff. https://t.co/ZIUk2Pat5w @BlaisdalePickering #ONPoli
While I may be the first woman in this office, I will not be the last—because every little girl watching tonight sees that this is a country of possibilities.
Ontario is looking to the private sector to develop online standardized testing in public edu.
Many concerns, including the need for transparency about what/how much data the private sector developer will have access to in the end.
#onted#ETFO#osstf
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Cases rising, return to school plan underfunded, and @Sflecce is... proud?
Given this comment is it too cynical to note that this gov't bargained for more online learning, and has now created a scenario where many feel it is the safest option🤔
#UnsafeSeptemberON#onted#onpoli
Education Minister Stephen Lecce says it was a “massive challenge” to put 2-million students back in school but says he’s proud of the online learning program students can access.
#onpoli#onted
.@ETFOPresident to #ETFOAM2020: B/c this Minister has failed to reach out to us (the four affiliates) we *will* be filing a formal complaint with the Ontario Labour Relations Board this week. They’ve got a huge problem on their hands. #ETFO@ETFOPeel#onted#onlab
From Education Minister @Sflecce on June 19th:
"I expect that all Ontario students will enter into a cautious adaptive delivery model, what that means is classroom sizes of no more than 15 students for September" #Onpoli#onted
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What happened to:
“Children are the most important people in our society and we have to protect our children. Children can't protect themselves. They rely on us to make a decision and no one wants to put our children in harm's way. I'm just not willing to take that chance”
#onted
June 1st-3rd @DurhamETFO members will elect their next executive in an online election. For 5 years I have used my position to advocate for our members. My ask is that if you know me, or if I have helped you, please RT or DM to any permanent teachers you may know. Thank you.
Thanks to everyone who participated in our first ever virtual Rep Council meeting! Big shout-out to our Chair @KarenAMBrown, Business Chairpersons @StillerSajah and @5teveDell, and our awesome staff! Well done! @ETFOeducators
Truth and honesty from politicians and journalists should be a minimum, and enforceable, standard when it comes to matters of public health (literally life and death for some folks).
#FactsMatter#FakeNews
Trump called Covid-19 a hoax.
Uber-partisan Fox News downplayed the virus.
The undisputable longterm impact: ⬆️ cases of COVID-19 and related deaths.
Perhaps this way of doing politics and journalism will be one of the things that is disrupted in the wake of this pandemic.
As the OLP announces a new leader, while many in ON look for a change in gov't in 2022, I hope nobody forgets the SELFISH role the @OntLiberal Party played in getting the Ford gov't elected in their dying days, in the hopes of an easier path back to governing.
#onpoli#onted