To everyone who works in #OntEd publicly funded edu system, thank you for everything that you do. We have a world class edu system because of a very high quality edu profession in Ontario. You serve & support our students to succeed. Thank you. #cutshurtkids #NoCutsToEducation

*New publication*. My latest article: “Educational equity in Canada: the case of Ontario’s strategies and actions to advance excellence and equity for students” in Special Issue of SLAMJRNL Pasi Sahlberg Professor Michelle Jones Professor Alma Harris #OntEd #OnPoli tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

For all my policy peeps...this sounds like a very interesting seminar hosted by a great professor and researcher. Professor Carol Campbell OISEUofT Elementary Educators Toronto Teachers

So we have heard excerpts from submissions by Teacher Associations, Trustee Associations, School Boards, Principals and Vice Principals, and Student Trustee Associations. It seems no-one who works, learns, or sits on a board in ON thought increased class size was a good idea!

Wishing all Toronto District School Board Staff and students that are celebrating the colourful festival of #HoliFestival today. This Spring Festival marks the arrival of spring & a season of hope and joy. On this festive day, people play with colours with family and friends.

Thinking of my soulmate who is on the frontline in Hay River, NWT, as a Midwife. No matter what she has a calling and not even #COVIDー19 will stop her from doing everything she can, along with her public health care team, to be there for her patients & the community. ♥️

1/8 March 15: there are 313 #COVID19 cases in 🇨🇦, with 10 provinces now reporting a case. With the recent rapid⬆️in cases, Canada’s window to #FlattentheCurve is closing. The time for all Cdns to act is now. #doyourpart

Happy Vaisakhi to everyone celebrating today! Wishing you a very happy new year and prosperous year ahead.

A few spaces for international students are left in our new International Education Policy Doctorate! Please message me for information if interested ([email protected]). I'm keen to get started with this terrific cohort with 18 ed policy leaders from around the world!

My new research paper for Journal of Ed Change, open access, concludes that Ontario's @EQAO test "is now an educationally ineffective and systemically incoherent anachronism". link.springer.com/article/10.100… Diane Ravitch 🇺🇸🇺🇦📚🌈🗽🌹🇨🇱❤️ Michael Fullan Pasi Sahlberg @etfopresident OTF/FEO Professor Carol Campbell

‘ Just 19 million out of over 450 million children in Africa are using edtech. Most of these “users” are watching TV. ‘ a sobering article ⁦Lee Crawfurd⁩ ⁦Center for Global Development⁩ - Why the COVID Crisis Is Not Edtech’s Moment in Africa cgdev.org/blog/why-covid…

Well there you have it folks.

Thanks Sheena for this prolific quote by James Baldwin.

Later in the meeting the Director of the Toronto board reminds us the Boards must follow ministry plan but will continue to advocate for smaller classes. Asks parents and community to continue advocacy for more smaller classes...

Worth reminding folks that lower numbers of students attending our schools (Eg parents opting out/opting for online) doesn’t REDUCE class size. Rather, there will be reorganization based on the number of students back to regular sizes. #onpoli #onted #UnsafeSeptember

⭐️⭐️ BREAKING NEWS ⭐️⭐️ The most recent serosurveillance summary from Public Health Ontario puts the number of ACTUAL COVID-19 cases in Ontario at: 1️⃣6️⃣2️⃣,0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ This means, we catch one of every 3.94 cases.

Okay, I’m crying now... Kamala Harris, in a white suffragette suit, as 1st woman & BIPOC Vice President of USA; .Joe Biden shout out to Dr. Jill Biden, an educator who will be First Lady. As a woman & educator, this is long overdue. #WomenEd #KamalaHarrisVP #MadamVicePresident #OntEd

As a child I use to sell drugs. Now I speak, wrote my first book, and build mobile apps. I’m still trapping...Just with a different product. Drug dealers can sell drugs but a hustler can sell anything. Can’t wait to show the world the side of Scarborough not found in books #2021

Vaccines must be available to all. That's it. That's the tweet.

Gender inequality in education manifests in many different ways. To address this, IIEP favours an intersectional approach, which looks at gender through all other forms of discrimination and social exclusion. 👀Take a look further: bit.ly/3xUreg6