Kait Rainey-Strathy (she/her, they/their)

Educator, editor, writer, lifelong learner, and social justice advocate passionate about structured literacy, the science of reading, and equity.

[Elementary Educators @ETFOeducators]

The 2026 International Day of #Education, celebrated today, recognizes youth and their role as agents of change in building peaceful, just and inclusive societies. To support youth and create a promising future, we call on all governments to make real and meaningful investments in public education.

Every child deserves a great education that gives them the best possible start in life. #onted #cdnpoli

[Elementary Educators @ETFOeducators]

This is a failure of the Ontario government. Students with disabilities deserve to thrive in our public schools, not just survive!

It's time to fix the system:
💥Fund high-quality public education to support diverse student needs and abilities
💥Adequately fund special education to be based on needs rather than estimations
💥Lower class sizes
💥Index special education funding to inflation
💥Address the assessment backlog
#onpoli

[Wendy Goodes @WendyGoodes]

She’s not wrong. As a retired educator of 37 years in the system, both teachers and administrators are often powerless in their advocacy for student needs. Trustees put the pressure on senior admin and often get results.

[Kimiko Shibata 🦋 @ESL_fairy]

Feeling inspired to act? Here is a resource doc with links shared by participants in the chat at tonight's meeting: https://t.co/iWue4qrDQ0 #OntEd @ChandraPasma @OntarioNDP

[Elementary Educators @ETFOeducators]

Your support is needed to preserve trades, colleges and public education in Ontario. Doug Ford is cutting a billion dollars from public colleges and giving it to his rich friends. Take action: https://t.co/4UWZBnTaoa #onpoli

[Kimiko Shibata 🦋 @ESL_fairy]

👀 #Onted

[Chris Glover @chrisglover]

Parents want elected trustees back:

"My trustee is a mom in my community. She is somebody that I see in the yard and who I have on speed dial. So when you cut her out, you are cutting out my voice and my kids' voices"

#ONpoli #ONTed

https://t.co/wd9HDc0ZEW

[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

[Kimiko Shibata 🦋 @ESL_fairy]

No child should have to miss out on their education because of funding shortfalls and lack of staff and resources to keep them safe at school. #OntEd

[Norm Di Pasquale 🇨🇦 @normsworld]

🧵 This morning on CBC, Education Minister Paul Calandra attempted to impugn the reputation of TCDSB Board Chair @Markus4Ward2, who is fighting the board takeover, over $100 or so in Trustee expenses. Let’s have a look at Calandras expense ethics then, shall we? #onpoli #onted

[Kimiko Shibata 🦋 @ESL_fairy]

This.

And I also wish Ford took as much gusto in helping reduce wait times for special education services, and in fixing crumbling schools with condemned ventilation systems.

But neither have to do with booze.

A girl can dream.

[Elementary Educators @ETFOeducators]

ETFO responds to #onted rumour.
https://t.co/8SbfXBDjGG.

@etfopresident “Collapsing Ontario’s 72 school boards into four isn’t just a bad idea, it’s reckless, undemocratic, and an outright attack... Ford is manufacturing yet another crisis in education..."

[ETFOpresident @ETFOpresident]

Word is @PaulCalandra is eyeing a plan to collapse Ontario’s 72 school boards into four. That’s not #onted reform; it’s another attack on democracy!
The Ford government wants to erase local representation from our schools. A few mega-boards can’t possibly meet the needs of communities from Kenora to Ottawa and everywhere in between.
#onpoli

[Margaret E Atwood @MargaretAtwood]

Here's a piece of literature by me, suitable for seventeen-year-olds in Alberta schools, unlike -- we are told -- The Handmaid's Tale. (Sorry, kids; your Minister of Education thinks you are stupid babies.)

John and Mary were both very, very good children. They never picked their noses or had bowel movements or zits. They grew up and married each other, and produced five perfect children without ever having sex. Although they claimed to be Christian, they paid no attention to what Jesus actually said about the poor and the Good Samaritan and forgiving your enemies and such; instead, they practised selfish rapacious capitalism, because they worshipped Ayn Rand. (Though they ignored the scene in The Fountainhead where “welcomed rape” is advocated, because who wants to dwell, and also that would have involved sex and would de facto be pornographic. Well, it kind of is, eh?) Oh, and they never died, because who wants to dwell on, you know, death and corpses and yuk? So they lived happily ever after. But while they were doing that The Handmaid’s Tale came true and Danielle Smith found herself with a nice new blue dress but no job. The end.

[Mr S @Mr_S_Ont]

There are definitely enough certified teachers in #onted

What we're lacking is the ability to retain the highly qualified edus in a system that has been chipped away at for decades

Verbal, and physical, abuse is at an all time high and treatment from actual govt doesn't help

[Elementary Educators @ETFOeducators]

If only this statement ⤵️by the Minister were true!

FACT: Over the past seven years, under the Ford government's leadership, #onted funding has been cut by $6.35 billion. Ontario students have unmet learning needs and need increased supports. Our kids deserve better. #onpoli

[Kait Rainey-Strathy (she/her, they/their) @writerKait]

@lovejones1908 Congratulations!

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

Teachers need Maslow, too!

[City of Kingston - Municipal Government @cityofkingston]

⚠️ Stay safe and stay inside! Ice & tree limbs are falling. Cleanup will take time; crews are working to address the situation.

If you MUST go outside: ➡️ Avoid stopping under traffic signals & light poles ➡️ Don't walk under wires, trees or streetlights ➡️ Delay yard cleanup

[James A. Furey @JamesAFurey]

If you’re allowing your students to listen to music while they work, you are telling them what you’re doing isn’t important enough to pay attention to.