Education

Tomorrow educators in the City of Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton, and Muskoka will participate in the first province wide strike ever… Continue reading “Local education workers participate in province-wide walkout”

All unions, all schools across Ontario are now bracing for a province-wide strike Friday Feb. 21. All elementary and secondary… Continue reading “All schools, all grades, across Ontario to close for massive strike on 21st”

Colin Matthew, district 15 leader for the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF), doesn’t believe the local school board’s immediate… Continue reading “Local union leader says plenty of supply teachers; no need to abruptly cancel extracurriculars”

The Advocate asked Trillium Lakelands District School Board four questions in an email for clarity about the board’s decision to… Continue reading “Striking on-call teachers ‘entirely’ to blame for no extracurriculars: school board”

The much-loved International Baccalaureate (IB) program at I.E. Weldon Secondary School is under increased scrutiny by the local school board… Continue reading “Much-loved IB program at Weldon under scrutiny; board to reassess in 2021”

Director of Education Larry Hope says his board has made a decision to cancel all extracurricular activities, blaming strike action… Continue reading “School board cancels all extracurricular activities, blames strike action”

Calling today’s strike action “unacceptable,” MPP Laurie Scott says it’s families who are affected most in their struggle to find… Continue reading “Scott calls union strike action ‘unacceptable:’ OSSTF says cuts are a worse disruption”