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Ontario teachers are drawing on lessons from the 1990s to deal with a new government intent on cutting back

February 19, 2019 | Activism, Funding and resourcing, Solidarity, Unionization

It was a tumultuous end to 2018 for teachers in Ontario. In June, Ontarians elected a majority Progressive Conservative government under Premier Doug Ford. The new government immediately began implementing changes in the education sector, by repealing the health and physical education curriculum, launching public consultations on curriculum and pedagogy, suspending funding for programs, and […]

Acting together across North America for public education

February 19, 2019 | Activism, Solidarity, Unionization

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) of 1994 was the first “trade agreement” that incorporated services as an element of international trade. As such, it was both a symbol of the dangers of commodifying services such as education and an institutional structure to enforce harmonization of both rules and services. Concern about these dangers […]

Creating a gender inclusive school culture

December 7, 2018 | Activism, Diversity, Gender equity

Privilege. When most people hear the word “privilege” they automatically assume a negative context, an oppression of some sorts. That is not the case. Privilege can be examined in many aspects, and is something that everyone has in some form—20/20 vision, perfect hearing, able bodied, cisgender, straight… As a cisgender straight woman, I use that […]

The teachers who were there when the Daughters sat in the House

June 16, 2017 | Activism, Gender equity, Political action

One hundred years after many Canadian women won the right to vote, their “Daughters” took their seats in the House of Commons! Our ancestors would have been proud to see their dignity and self-confidence. The teachers who accompanied them certainly were!

Advocating for gender rights, social justice and public education

February 17, 2017 | Activism, Gender equity, Social Justice

Secretary General Cassie Hallett explains how advocacy for gender rights, social justice and public education can start with you!

From our classrooms to our dinner tables to elected office

February 17, 2017 | Activism, Gender equity, Political action

President Heather Smith tells us why we must continue to fight for women’s rights and encourage women to take their place in the political sphere.

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Ontario teachers are drawing on lessons from the 1990s to deal with a new government intent on cutting back

Acting together across North America for public education

Creating a gender inclusive school culture

The teachers who were there when the Daughters sat in the House

Advocating for gender rights, social justice and public education

From our classrooms to our dinner tables to elected office

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