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Every school morning, thousands of teachers and education support workers across Canada head into the classroom, hoping to give kids the best education they can.
Every school morning, thousands of teachers and education support workers across Canada head into the classroom, hoping to give kids the best education they can.
As teachers and early childhood educators prepare their classrooms for the upcoming school year, we are reminded now more than ever that learning professionals play a critical role in our children’s development and in shaping the future of our country.
Teachers are usually the first to know. A hungry child that can’t focus on their lesson plan. A student struggling with depression, falling through the cracks in our mental health care system. Teachers know that poverty and mental illness are powerful forces in Canadian life because they see their effects in the classroom every day.
Child poverty and child and youth mental health were noted as the two top priorities for teacher advocacy in the upcoming federal election by over 5,000 teachers in a CTF survey. How can teachers engage in a dialogue with federal election candidates on these issues?
In this coming federal election and beyond, teachers can give voice to their students’ needs through the CTF campaign "Hear My Voice ". Many of the issues that affect teaching and learning in schools are connected to federal jurisdiction. Teachers can raise their voices for child and youth mental health and child poverty.