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This article was written by Bo-Ning Gao, Master’s student at Carleton University’s School of Journalism. “Violence in the classroom has become more and more prevalent,” said Preston Huppie, an educator and a member of the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF/FCE) Advisory Committee on Indigenous Education. In his testimonial he shared with CTF/FCE’s ABSENT podcast, he said that having dysregulated students in the […]
Earlier this year, the CTF/FCE released a policy brief highlighting the potential benefits and risks of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), since the explosive emergence of tools and platforms like Curricumate AI and ChatGPT. Our 2024 AI Policy Brief calls for urgent action to regulate the use of AI in Canadian K-12 public education. As AI […]
Over the last three years, the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF/FCE) has documented the effects of the pandemic on teacher and education workers’ mental health and well-being. In 2022, in collaboration with research partners at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and the University of Ottawa, the CTF/FCE secured $800,000 from the Public Health […]
