Filomena Ferraro

Pronouns (she/her/lei) I am an educator who is passionate about justice, law, politics, and the labour movement. All opinions are my own.

[Catholic Teachers @OECTAProv]

#PaintTheProvincePurple on Saturday, June 6! Show your support for publicly funded education!

Join @osbcucscso education workers, as they take action with canvasses and events across Ontario to demand real investment in #OntEd schools.

RSVP: https://t.co/6vPkF1D0f4

[Catholic Teachers @OECTAProv]

Marissa is an elementary teacher.

She's constantly rationing basic supplies, like paper and pencils.

The govt's $750 supplies card won't fix that, as it cuts into existing classroom funding – and does nothing to address the $6.4 billion in chronic underfunding facing #OntEd.

[Lisa Lacaria @LLLacaria]

Thank you to the Brantford and District Labour Council for inviting me to speak at their community rally today. @OECTAProv @bhnoecta #solidarity

[Tina Yazdani @TinaYazdani]

NEW: Ontario’s education unions are officially serving notice to bargain today.

Among their demands:

• smaller class sizes (capped at 24 students for grades 4-8, and 26 for kindergarten)

• ending mandatory e-learning for high school students

• spec ed investments

[Catholic Teachers @OECTAProv]

#OECTA First Vice-President @LLLacaria urges the govt to come to the table ready to bargain.

Ready to move beyond the posturing and politics.

Ready to focus on the real issues impacting #OntEd students, #CatholicTeachers, and Ontario's 255,000+ teachers and education workers.

[Catholic Teachers @OECTAProv]

MEDIA ADVISORY: Education Unions to Hold Press Conference to Provide Update on Collective Bargaining

⏰ When: June 3 at 10 a.m.
📍 Where: ETFO Provincial Office – 136 Isabella Street, Toronto
📺 Watch via Livestream: https://t.co/sdJmIaNQzX

https://t.co/QL7ieSYDCq

[Catholic Teachers @OECTAProv]

As the Ford govt continues to underfund #OntEd, students with the highest needs are seeing the supports and programs they rely on to learn being trimmed to balance shrinking school board budgets.

Read more from Simcoe Muskoka Elementary UP Kent MacDonald: https://t.co/jW2489aixP

[Catholic Teachers @OECTAProv]

#CatholicTeachers know each #OntEd community is unique. As Windsor-Essex UP Adriana Palamides explains, using EQAO data to judge student learning compounds systemic inequities and reduces trust in schools already facing disadvantages.

Full CBC report: https://t.co/vpCCg0TSZS

[Markus de Domenico TCDSB WARD 2 Trustee Etobicoke @Markus4Ward2]

I delegated @DPCDSBSchools last night in support of flying the Pride flag. Before the meeting even started the police had to called in. In what has to be one of the most disgraceful outcomes for a Catholic Board I've seen in a long time, the motion to fly the Pride flag outside the board office and schools did not even receive a 2nd and so was not voted on. A second motion to allow the indigenous flag to fly every day as requested by our indigenous community received the same disrespectful treatment. TY @breacorbet for being the lone voice in support of students and staff

[Catholic Teachers @OECTAProv]

From larger class sizes to increased violence in schools, #OntEd communities continue to feel the impact of provincial funding cuts. #CatholicTeachers thank @OntarioGreens leader @MikeSchreiner for hosting an impactful education town hall!

Read more: https://t.co/qkv2oSkVHN

[Tina Yazdani @TinaYazdani]

The TDSB is set to lose $6.4M in special education funding next year amid declining enrolment.

"We're in trouble" warn advocates, who say boards are already stretched thin & spending beyond provincial allocations to meet students’ needs. cc: @GabeOatley https://t.co/0BVFESdp0g

[Catholic Teachers @OECTAProv]

Extreme heat is a health & safety issue for students, teachers, and all those working & learning in our schools.

First VP @LLLacaria joined @OSSTF, @ETFOeducators, and Parents for Childcare at Queen's Park to support the @OntarioNDP's call for safer temperatures across #OntEd!

[Colin D'Mello | Global News @ColinDMello]

BREAKING: Caroline Mulroney confirms she's resigning from Doug Ford's cabinet and government on June 5.

#onpoli

[Catholic Teachers @OECTAProv]

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1️⃣ Verify your eligibility to vote in Catholic school board trustee elections on Oct 26.

2️⃣ Send us a selfie with your verification (check your inbox for details).

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[Polling Canada @CanadianPolling]

(Models Available To Subscribers)

Ontario Provincial Polling:

PCPO: 37% (-6)
OLP: 37% (+7)
ONDP: 20% (+1)
GPO: 4% (-1)
Others: 2%

Liaison / May 16, 2026 / n=917 / MOE 3.1% / IVR

(% Change with 2025 Election)

Check out more ON details on @338Canada at: https://t.co/dRW6LI1f08

[Catholic Teachers @OECTAProv]

Hey #CatholicTeachers 👋

Trustee election checklist:
✅ Verify your eligibility to vote in Catholic school board trustee elections.
✅ Send us a selfie with your "English-Separate (Catholic)" designation and win amazing prizes (check email for details).
✅ Vote on October 26!

[Catholic Teachers @OECTAProv]

Don't let the govt silence you! Trustee elections matter to our local #OntEd communities.

#CatholicTeachers, check your inbox 📩 for details to ensure you're eligible to vote on Oct 26 & to enter our draw for amazing prizes!

Publicly funded Catholic education deserves a voice!

[Catholic Teachers @OECTAProv]

🎶 The workers! United! Will never be defeated!🎶

#CatholicTeachers joined fellow #CLC2026 in the streets of Winnipeg to rally together for a worker-centered strategy that protects stable union jobs in Canada! #CanLab

[John Zerucelli @JZerucelli]

Sat down with teacher and education workers and union leaders in Winnipeg. Thank you to OECTA, OSSTF, and NUCAUT for the conversation, and to all teachers and education workers for the incredible work they do every day.

We all have had teachers that have changed our lives in so many ways, I’m thankful for all the teachers who have influenced my life. Teaching is a respected profession, and our teachers are central to our communities.

[Catholic Teachers @OECTAProv]

We have officially passed the halfway point of #CLC2026, but our advocacy and engagement are just getting started! #CatholicTeachers thank all our delegates for their hard work so far, in support of labour workers across Canada!