| Ford government must immediately use all available federal funding to ensure safety of students, educators | 0 | 2020 - 2021 | | 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z | | https://etfo.ca/AboutETFO/MediaRoom/MediaReleases/Pages/Ford government must immediately use all available federal funding to ensure safety of students, educators.aspx | Ford government must immediately use all available federal funding to ensure safety of students, educators | | The Ford government has consistently refused to make the necessary investments to keep students and educators safe during this pandemic. | | |
| Statement from Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario President Sam Hammond | 1.00000000000000 | 2020 - 2021 | | 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z | | https://etfo.ca/AboutETFO/MediaRoom/MediaReleases/Pages/Statement from Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario President Sam Hammond.aspx | Statement from Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario President Sam Hammond | | Yet again, we are faced with another announcement from Minister Lecce about school safety that introduces no effective measures that will help keep students and staff safe. | | |
| WATCH: ETFO press conference alongside education partners to share concerns about school safety | 2.00000000000000 | 2020 - 2021 | | 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z | | https://etfo.ca/AboutETFO/MediaRoom/MediaReleases/Pages/WATCH Press conference from ETFO an.aspx | WATCH: ETFO press conference alongside education partners to share concerns about school safety | | WATCH: ETFO press conference alongside education partners to share concerns about school safety | | |
| ETFO calls on Ford government to take immediate action to ensure safety of students, educators | | 2020 - 2021 | | 2021-04-05T04:00:00Z | | https://etfo.ca/AboutETFO/MediaRoom/MediaReleases/Pages/temporarily move learning online until all education workers are vaccinated.aspx | ETFO calls on Ford government to take immediate action to ensure safety of students, educators | | Education workers and other essential workers must be prioritized for vaccinations. | | |
| Ford government’s plan to make virtual learning permanent an attack on public education | | 2020 - 2021 | | 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z | | https://etfo.ca/AboutETFO/MediaRoom/MediaReleases/Pages/Ford government’s plan to make virtual learning permanent an attack on public education.aspx | Ford government’s plan to make virtual learning permanent an attack on public education | | At a time when the top education priority for the Ford government should be to ensure schools across Ontario remain open safely for in-person learning, they are instead planning to make virtual ... | | |
| Joint statement on Ontario budget from unions representing education workers | | 2020 - 2021 | | 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z | | https://etfo.ca/AboutETFO/MediaRoom/MediaReleases/Pages/Joint statement on Ontario budget from unions representing education workers.aspx | Joint statement on Ontario budget from unions representing education workers | | Joint statement on Ontario budget from unions representing education workers | | |
| OTF, Affiliates call for immediate suspension of EQAO’s online literacy test pilot | 2.00000000000000 | 2020 - 2021 | | 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z | | https://etfo.ca/AboutETFO/MediaRoom/MediaReleases/Pages/OTF, Affiliates call for immediate suspension of EQAO’s online literacy test pilot.aspx | OTF, Affiliates call for immediate suspension of EQAO’s online literacy test pilot | | Ontario’s publicly funded education system should not be subjected to a poorly timed experiment in large-scale, online assessment, especially during a pandemic. | | |
| Ford government shields themselves from public criticism while increasing Conservative party coffers | 2.00000000000000 | 2020 - 2021 | | 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z | | https://etfo.ca/AboutETFO/MediaRoom/MediaReleases/Pages/Ford government shields themselves from public criticism while increasing Conservative party coffers.aspx | Ford government shields themselves from public criticism while increasing Conservative party coffers | | The Ford government is making changes to Ontario’s election laws that will shield them from public criticism and increase the Conservative party coffers. | | |
| ETFO offers full support to Public Health Units who have been left to lead Ontario’s vaccination roll-out | 2.00000000000000 | 2020 - 2021 | | 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z | | https://etfo.ca/AboutETFO/MediaRoom/MediaReleases/Pages/ETFO offers full support to Public Health Units who have been left to lead Ontario’s vaccination roll-out.aspx | ETFO offers full support to Public Health Units who have been left to lead Ontario’s vaccination roll-out | | Given that the Ford government has downloaded the COVID-19 vaccination roll-out to Public Health Units (PHUs), the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) is offering its full support to already-overwhelmed PHUs. | | |
| ETFO calls on all MPPs to support MPP Peggy Sattler’s Stay At Home If You Are Sick Act | 2.00000000000000 | 2020 - 2021 | | 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z | | https://etfo.ca/AboutETFO/MediaRoom/MediaReleases/Pages/ETFO calls on all MPPs to support MPP Peggy Sattler’s Stay At Home If You Are Sick Act.aspx | ETFO calls on all MPPs to support MPP Peggy Sattler’s Stay At Home If You Are Sick Act | | The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) is urging all Members of Provincial Parliament to support Bill 239, Stay At Home If You Are Sick Act. | | |
| Postponing March Break not in best interest of students, teachers, education workers, and families, education unions say | 2.00000000000000 | 2020 - 2021 | | 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z | | https://etfo.ca/AboutETFO/MediaRoom/MediaReleases/Pages/Postponing March Break not in best interest of students, teachers, education workers, and families, education unions say.aspx | Postponing March Break not in best interest of students, teachers, education workers, and families, education unions say | | The Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens (AEFO), the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO), the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA), and... | | |
| ETFO, TDSB take action to address spike in anti-Asian racism during COVID-19 pandemic by creating resource for educators | 2.00000000000000 | 2020 - 2021 | | 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z | | https://etfo.ca/AboutETFO/MediaRoom/MediaReleases/Pages/ETFO, TDSB take action to address spike in anti-Asian racism during COVID-19 pandemic by creating resource for educators.aspx | ETFO, TDSB take action to address spike in anti-Asian racism during COVID-19 pandemic by creating resource for educators | | Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) and Toronto District School Board (TDSB) have partnered to develop Addressing Anti-Asian Racism: A Resource for Educators, a resource to empower educators to take action against anti-Asian racism. | | |
| New research strongly supports Ontario’s current, universally accessible Full-Day Kindergarten model | 2.00000000000000 | 2020 - 2021 | | 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z | | https://etfo.ca/AboutETFO/MediaRoom/MediaReleases/Pages/New research strongly supports Ontario’s current, universally accessible Full-Day Kindergarten model.aspx | New research strongly supports Ontario’s current, universally accessible Full-Day Kindergarten model | | Today, the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) released a new research report, Ontario’s Kindergarten Program: A Success Story – How We All Benefit from Quality Public Full-Day Kindergarten. | | |
| Government must fund and implement necessary safety measures to avoid future school closures | 2.00000000000000 | 2020 - 2021 | | 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z | | https://etfo.ca/AboutETFO/MediaRoom/MediaReleases/Pages/Government must fund and implement necessary safety measures to avoid future school closures.aspx | Government must fund and implement necessary safety measures to avoid future school closures | | The Ford government’s plan to reopen schools in Ontario without adequate layers of protection in place risks future closures and a possible third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. | | |
| Statement from ETFO President Sam Hammond on retaining scientific experts | | 2020 - 2021 | | 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z | | https://etfo.ca/AboutETFO/MediaRoom/MediaReleases/Pages/Statement from ETFO President Sam Hammond.aspx | Statement from ETFO President Sam Hammond on retaining scientific experts | | It’s beyond concerning to see attacks like this on experts who are bringing critical attention to the importance of safeguarding the health and well-being of students, education workers, and the community, by extension. | | |
| Ford government ignored its own experts to save money, placing students, educators at risk | 2.00000000000000 | 2020 - 2021 | | 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z | | https://etfo.ca/AboutETFO/MediaRoom/MediaReleases/Pages/Ford government ignored its own experts to save money, placing students, educators at risk.aspx | Ford government ignored its own experts to save money, placing students, educators at risk | | Today’s Toronto Star article clearly exposes the repeated failures of the Ford government to keep Ontario’s students, educators and education workers safe. | | |
| ETFO urges government to provide immediate, emergency funding for increased safety measures to support special education programs, school reopening | 2.00000000000000 | 2020 - 2021 | | 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z | | https://etfo.ca/AboutETFO/MediaRoom/MediaReleases/Pages/ETFO urges government to provide funding for increased safety measure.aspx | ETFO urges government to provide immediate, emergency funding for increased safety measures to support special education programs, school reopening | | Despite the increased risk of transmission highlighted by the government’s own health experts, the government has yet to implement additional protections for students, educators and other staff currently working in schools. | | |
| Ford government’s failure to contain COVID-19 results in need to extend remote learning | 2.00000000000000 | 2020 - 2021 | | 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z | | https://etfo.ca/AboutETFO/MediaRoom/MediaReleases/Pages/Ford government’s failure to contain COVID-19 results in need to extend remote learning.aspx | Ford government’s failure to contain COVID-19 results in need to extend remote learning | | As a result of the Ford government’s failure to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Ontario, we are at the height of a pandemic that has surged out of control. | | |
| ETFO calls on Public Health Units to reconsider return of all elementary students to in-class learning next week | 2.00000000000000 | 2020 - 2021 | | 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z | | https://etfo.ca/AboutETFO/MediaRoom/MediaReleases/Pages/ETFO calls on Public Health Units to reconsider return of all elementary students to in-class learning next week.aspx | ETFO calls on Public Health Units to reconsider return of all elementary students to in-class learning next week | | Given that the government has failed in their responsibility to protect Ontarians, the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) is calling upon Medical Officers of Health, in public health units across Ontario, to do what they ... | | |
| Plans to reopen schools during province-wide lockdown fail to protect elementary students and educators | 3.00000000000000 | 2020 - 2021 | | 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z | | https://etfo.ca/AboutETFO/MediaRoom/MediaReleases/Pages/Plans to reopen schools during province-wide lockdown fail to protect elementary students and educators.aspx | Plans to reopen schools during province-wide lockdown fail to protect elementary students and educators | | Today’s province-wide lockdown and school reopening announcement makes it clear that elementary students, educators and their families continue to be overlooked and put at unnecessary risk during the COVID-19 pandemic. | | |
