Jenn Wallage

Mom/wife/friend/Girl Guide/crafty chic/union leader. Loves friends/family, *tries* to be organized & on time. Loves to scrapbook, bike, read, run (?) and relax!

[Kimiko Shibata 🦋 @ESL_fairy]

For every 1 student receiving support, 9 more go without.

Boards across Ontario have been firing staff to try to grapple with cuts to Special Education funding.

It’s unsustainable.

This is #OntEd under Doug Ford.

https://t.co/hSK7Kq085T

[Jenn Wallage @mrswookiee]

@Tamaramstein

[@jdavey @jdavey_2]

@TheSpec @fallonhewitt_ I still remember Tamara, with her leg still bandaged, pleading with @PaulsEsther, at the Woodlands basket ball court opening, to help do something about these dogs. Can't believe they're still out there!

[Kristofer Klith @PuckDaddy2K]

@lynnmabrown @LauraB7 @MIHomeYGK This was my stepmom. She has been contacted by the Toronto Star for a story, receiving a signed jersey, and lead singer for Rush wants to meet them (one of my dad's favourite bands), plus much more. Thank you, Twitter folks, for sharing this story. ❤️

[G McThink @redsnoopy69]

Doug Ford isn't bringing back LCBO paper bags to make things cheaper for you.

He is bringing back paper bags to make paper manufacturers richer.

The paper bag lobby has more clout with this government than public healthcare advocates...

[511ONWest @511ONWest]

Snow squalls with visibilities significantly reduced due to the heavy snow combined with blowing snow for NorthEast, -45 wind chills in NorthWest. Flash freeze in Eastern region and winds up to 70-80 km/h for central region. Follow https://t.co/y4gs1enRH6

[CTV Kitchener @CTVKitchener]

Thousands sign petition to convert century-old prison to urban park in Guelph https://t.co/4SZbcKKCnz

[Ontario Place for All © @ONPlace4All]

Another #SuperbOwl at Ontario Place! Looks like quite a matchup between the Snowy Owl and the Northern Saw-whet Owl. Who ya got? #SuperbOwlSunday #SuperbOwlLVIII

[Ontario Place for All © @ONPlace4All]

What a great #SuperbOwl at Ontario Place! Lets keep Ontario Place public and ensure a #SuperbOwl like this one visits in the future! #topoli #onpoli #SuperbOwl2024 #SuperbOwlLVIII

[CityNews Kitchener @CityNewsKIT]

Local paintball business searching for new home.
https://t.co/6ddcdkIrMQ

[Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care @ChildCareON]

This article explains the child care funding situation 🎯. Federal funds have increased to cover fee reductions for families. But provincial operating funds have been flatlined for years and provincial admin funding cut. https://t.co/Lo01QH94at

[Elementary Educators @ETFOeducators]

From our union to all the educators in @SaskTeachersFed we send solidarity and big energy to the picket lines as these teachers enter their 2nd round of rotating strikes today.

Together we are united to demand more for students! Pls send them a solidarity message too #onted

[OSSTF Communications @osstf]

"While we used to talk about whether kids w/ spec ed needs were receiving access to curriculum, today, we're more concerned w/ whether (they're) receiving enough support to just be at school safely at all."

Ford's cuts to #OntEd have put kids at ⬆️ risk!
https://t.co/miftZV4m8d

[The Rundown @therundowntvo]

"The intentions of the province in doing the audits only for the public operated child cares (are) a little concerning. It seems to deviate from those stated values of the federal program." — Alana Powell, @AECEO executive director https://t.co/y86gcri6UN #onpoli

[OPSEU 2100 @OPSEU2100]

Imagine going to work expecting to be hurt! #ADayInTheLifeOf2100
Violence should never be part of an Educators job! #IsThisInTheJobDescription @OPSEU @osbcucscso @OFLabour @OSSTFD19 @ETFOPeel

[MarthaFriendly @_MFriendly]

Regardless of the Supreme Court of Canada's ruling on mandate letters, it is completely wrong for @fordnation not to publicly release them - altho not surprising #onpoli

[ETFO Peel @ETFOPeel]

‘Highly specialized’ teachers at PDSB central office put on notice, via @KarenMartinRob6 in @CaledonNews.

@ETFOPeel’s @Jessi_Cooper: “Right now, [post-]pandemic, when student need is at its highest[, we] should be adding supports, not taking them away.”

https://t.co/CWraTnzfhX

[Teachers Unite @Teachers__Unite]

Even if #onted increased its budget by $2 B for hiring EAs alone (approx. 50,000 positions), nothing will change until wages are dramatically increased. The pitful wage combined with ever-increasing verbal and physical abuse means limited numbers of incoming staff. #cdned #edchat

[OSSTF Communications @osstf]

“Ford can find money for Staples & Walmart but not to properly fund our public ed system. Students, families, & ed workers end up paying the price. Enough is enough!”

#OSSTF D-21 member, Allison Cillis, calls on Ford to stop shortchanging #OntEd! #OnPoli

https://t.co/bCYkAtll4V

[Kimiko Shibata 🦋 @ESL_fairy]

Please come visit an #OntEd public school and listen to educators and students, Mister Lecce.

Come tell newcomer refugee families why their child’s ESL support was cut. Come tell the children with disabilities why their special education support was cancelled.

[Hamilton Spectator @TheSpec]

#OPINION | Parents have yet to get the child care they deserve

The Ontario government’s recent announcement for child-care funding fails to provide the needed supports to reach the goals for accessibility, inclusion and quality care, writes Judith Bishop
https://t.co/DbOnTaIj24