Doug Ford underfunded school boards and now he's forcing those boards to spend $350,000 to pay for Conservative insiders to be supervisors. #ontario #onpoli #dougford #frankdomenic🍁

"This is an attempt by the Ford government to distract the public from the real issue: the chronic underfunding of public education, which has undermined student learning for years," says @etfopresident David Mastin. And an administrative #onted nightmare that, again, is

"Things are falling apart because this government has underfunded this system," ETFOpresident David Mastin said in response to Minister Paul Calandra's claim that he wants his ministry to step in before things fall apart. Mastin added, "They have methodically tried to undermine

David Mastin, ETFOpresident, said the government’s attempts to quickly pass the bill were suspicious. “The fact that this government has rammed this through so quickly without the committee consultations that normally are required, should tell everybody that there is something

Ford & Lecce's nuclear #Notwithstandingclause against 55,000 education workers. A $4,000 fine for each striking worker per day. NDP Peter Tabuns, "When will the Premier and the ministers stop lying about the damage they are doing to the education system?"

#onted Minister Paul Calandra's decision to delay the release of EQAO results offers a long-overdue opportunity for the government to acknowledge what educators and researchers have been saying for years: EQAO is a flawed tool that does not accurately reflect student learning and

You can clearly see where Calandra is headed. The ministry-appointed school board supervisors, the trustee replacements, and the EQAO advisory committee will all eventually recommend privatization as the solution to the very problems this government created. #onted

Doug Ford’s priorities? Handouts for insiders. Ads for himself. Our kids? Still stuck in overcrowded, crumbling classrooms.

Reminder: Doug called an early election to fight US tariffs in order to “Protect Ontario.” So what did he do when he won? He took a 5 month summer break, & now he’s going on another 3 month winter break. “Protect Doug From All The Scandals” is more like it.🤨

Doug Ford taking a 14-week winter break tells you everything. When it’s time to work, he checks out. When it’s time to answer tough questions, he hides. For seven weeks, I’ve been holding him to account in the Legislature and rather than show up for Ontarians, he’s looking for

Ontario doesn’t need charter schools, we had one of the best eduction systems in the world before Doug Ford’s crew got ahold of it. Paul Calandra should be making sure all our schools in Ontario are safe places to learn and work.

Smaller classes, more EAs, stronger special ed supports — that’s the Ontario direction we need, not charter-style schools. If you want to learn more about the negative impacts of charter schools, see the link in my comments 👇

Under Doug’s “leadership”⤵️ 🛑5,000+ LTC senior deaths during Covid 🛑Greenbelt Land Grab to enrich donors 🛑Destruction of Ont. Place 🛑Science Centre closure to enrich developer friend 🛑Starving hospitals/schools/colleges/unis 🛑Coming Soon➡️Wasaga Beach

Do you think our hospitals can handle 10k less workers right now? This is madness.

Almost 20 years in education and I’ve never seen a government like this one. Just looking for any excuse to take over schools directly. #OntEd #onpoli ctvnews.ca/toronto/articl…

Schools belong to the families and communities they serve. Doug Ford and Paul Calandra believe all schools can be run from an office at Queen' Park. That’s wrong. See our statement on the announcement that Peel District School Board will be going under supervision.

New today: education minister takes over Ontario’s 2nd largest school board, puts Peel under supervision to block dismissal of 60 teachers. Calandra also giving York Catholic board 14 days to respond to financial concerns. Critics say Ford govt will use any excuse to take control

PDSB just got off supervision two years ago! If the Ministry fixed all the concerns then, why the need for supervision today? This is just another example of the Paul Calandra power grab which eliminates transparency & accountability while restricting parent engagement! #onpoli

“We are a sinking ship,” an Ontario educational assistant describes dire classroom conditions & calls on the Ford government for more supports. While the premier has promised 6,000 new educators, she tells us EAs at her school dropped from 14 to 9 under Doug Ford’s watch.

ETFO is calling on all its members to wear black this Wednesday, February 11, to oppose the Ford government's egregious actions against #onted educators and their unions. ETFO stands in full solidarity with the Elementary Teachers of Toronto Local as they speak out against the unjust actions