Evan Pearson

Educator. Learner. Traveller. Proud union leader

[Elementary Educators @ETFOeducators]

"We know the reason teachers are not in classrooms is because of the working conditions, which are directly related to students' learning conditions," said #ETFO First VP @ShirleyBell8.

#onted #onpoli

[Elementary Educators @ETFOeducators]

Today, the Ford government announced changes to Ontario’s teacher education program that will not fully address our teacher retention and recruitment crisis.

“While reducing teacher education programs to one year may make it easier for people to enter the profession, easing some recruitment challenges, it does nothing to confront the real crisis driving educators out of Ontario’s classrooms: the chronic underfunding of the system by the Ford government,” said @etfopresident David Mastin

A recent @otffeo report highlights that teachers are leaving the profession at alarming rates, particularly within their first five years. Although thousands of qualified teachers exist, many are choosing not to work in schools because of deteriorating working conditions caused by years of provincial underfunding:

· large and increasingly complex class sizes
· rising violence in schools
· inadequate resources and staffing, leaving students with unmet needs and teachers without the tools they need to support learning and well-being
· unsustainable workloads and job instability

Added Mastin, “These are not abstract concerns; they are daily realities in classrooms across the province and the direct result of this Conservative government’s reckless decisions. Without meaningful action and investment that addresses these pressures, the retention and recruitment crisis will only intensify.”

Recommendations are outlined in OTF’s report: https://t.co/ooUwBYvvGN

[Chris Glover @chrisglover]

After years of deliberate underfunding, Doug Ford is now pointing to falling test scores as an excuse to privatize our public education system.

His latest move is hiring the C.D. Howe Institute to “study” the EQAO.

When you hire the C.D. Howe Institute, you’re not asking a question—you’re ordering the answer.

Public education should remain public. Fight back. Sign the petition.

https://t.co/QWh1Wk37TE

#ONpoli #OntEd

[Norm Di Pasquale 🇨🇦 @normsworld]

Excellent interview with @OCDSB Trustees Evans and Blackburn, exposing Education Minister Calandra’s lies and misinformation about board supervision. https://t.co/rAQapzMvdw #topoli #onpoli #onted

[Elementary Educators @ETFOeducators]

Anybody home?☎️

‘Better call Paul’: Advocates say #onted students with special learning needs left behind by school board takeovers https://t.co/x0CuoQyY5o #onpoli

[Ontario NDP @OntarioNDP]

Doug Ford is shutting down debate to force through two laws that will hurt students, teachers and parents, weaken our public services, open the door to water privatization and make life even harder for renters and young people struggling to afford a home.

So we are launching The People’s Forum to give YOU a real voice in the decisions that shape your future.

DETAILS:

📅 Friday, November 14, 2025
⏰ 11:30 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.
📍 Virtual event.

RSVP now at https://t.co/wmaLqIGKUa

[Marit Stiles @MaritStiles]

Yesterday, Doug Ford called me a liar for saying he is a jobs disaster. So today I came with some facts.

[Elementary Educators @ETFOeducators]

Ford government appointed school board supervisors who have taken over the roles of trustees can charge $350K/year for their advisory work and the funds will come directly from the #onted board. Umm, what! How's that for an investment in students? #onpoli https://t.co/ZRw3N14YgO

[Chris Glover @chrisglover]

Are the Conservatives normalizing corruption?

#ONpoli

[Elementary Educators @ETFOeducators]

From our union to the 51,000 ⁦@albertateachers⁩ who are fighting for quality learning and working conditions, smaller classes and an investment in public education, we send this message ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊ #abpoli #onted #kidscantwaitAB

[Chris Glover @chrisglover]

Doug Ford, stop blaming young people for your failures.

Young people are looking for jobs. Your government isn't creating them.

Ontario lost 26,000 jobs in August and has Canada’s 2nd highest unemployment rate. Youth unemployment is at 16.5%

#ONpoli

[Marit Stiles @MaritStiles]

If you’re a young person in Ontario struggling right now, or one of the 800,000 people out of work, the Premier of our province thinks it’s your fault and you’re on your own.

Doug Ford doesn’t care about young people.

[Elementary Educators @ETFOeducators]

ETFO stands with @OntAutism to call on the gov't to do the right thing for students, families and democracy! Removing trustees will have a direct and devastating impact on students living with disabilities and their families. Contact your MPP -let's stop Bill 33. #onted #onpoli

[Bev 🇨🇦 @Garnet_2203]

Doug Ford, Paul Calandra, Stephen Lecce, and former MPP Lisa MacLeod have dismantled Ontario’s public education system. Now they are targeting trustees, EAs, and school boards, dismantling education right in front of our eyes.
Our children deserve quality education, especially those with special needs. Instead, this government is pushing Ontario toward a dangerous two-tier system that will leave vulnerable students behind.
Public education is a right. We cannot stand by while Ford destroys it. @fordnation @kprschools #dougford #onpoli @Sflecce @PaulCalandra #LisaMacleod #DisabilityRights #EA @OntEdWorkers @ETFOeducators @osstf @epilepsysociety

[Elementary Educators @ETFOeducators]

It should come as no surprise to the Ford government that Ontario’s teacher recruitment and retention crisis is a mess of their own making.

Instead of taking responsibility for the crisis and engaging in meaningful consultation with teachers and education experts to strategize solutions, the government continues to avoid responsibility, underfund public education, jeopardize quality learning, and pursue its misguided #onpolipriorities.

📖 Read #ETFO’s JOINT STATEMENT with @AEFO_ON_CA, @OECTAProv & @osstf responding to @sflecce’s recent comments about the crisis: https://t.co/lu8ujdm23v #onted

[Evan Pearson @inevanable]

@CheriDiNovo is an absolute QUEEN and an ICON 😍😍😍😍

[Jen Deck @iamjendeck]

😂😂😂😂😂😂🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️👑

[Tracey Tinley @IdeaShopPD]

Following a thread for a local university and seeing their posts about finals and grades is heartbreaking. How a student can have an A going into a final but then fail the course because of the exam should really be giving profs cause to examine their assessment policies. #onted

[Elementary Educators @ETFOeducators]

BREAKING: ETFO teachers and occasional teachers have voted 90% to accept the 2022-2026 Central Agreement. See release https://t.co/cxmhY6pgsM #onted #onpoli

[Lisa LaFlamme @LisaLaFlamme_]

Thank you @TheCdnAcademy for this meaninful award - I'm honoured to receive it!

[stsco.ca @stsco_ca]

ALL BUSING CANCELLED - Please be advised that, due to freezing rain warnings for today that are expected throughout the afternoon. In the interest of safety, bus and transportation service is cancelled to ALL schools in the STSCO jurisdiction for the day.