Girls’ secondary education in Uganda
As Ugandan schools prepare to unlock their doors, the Simameni project is ready to move forward.
Category: Poverty
COVID-19, the Struggle for Social Justice, and the Future of Education
Education International President Susan Hopgood examines how the pandemic has lifted the veil off the struggle for social justice and the future of education.
Feeding children’s potential
The COVID-19 crisis has increased awareness around the very real issue of student hunger.
Liberal education – Looking at the new federal government through teachers’ eyes
This article, originally published in The Alberta Teachers’ Association “ATA News”, examines the federal Liberal election platform and outlines the new government’s stand on some of the issues that matter to teachers.
Green Party of Canada
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.
How can the teacher voice be heard in the 2015 federal election?
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?
