April

Apr 21 – CTV –

CTV Your Morning Interview (starts at 1:49:57)

Apr 21 –The Windsor Star –

Working safe and healthy in a post-pandemic world

Apr 21 – The Brampton Guardian –

Peel teachers, students protest as public board moves to no longer support Google Classroom

Apr 20 – Toronto Star –

Ontario teachers say ‘not a chance’ of a contract by June

Apr 20 –Global Radio – 980 CFPL–

Interview with Alex Pierson

Apr 20 – Toronto Star –

‘There will be an impact’: Ford government shortchanging school boards, unions say

Apr 20 – Global–

Interview on the Bill Kelly Radio show

Apr 20 – CityNews Ottawa –

Interview on the Sam Laprade Show

Apr 20 – CTV News/CP24 –

Ontario school funding increase is ‘misleading’: union

Apr 19 – Toronto Star –

Op-Ed – Equity missing from education announcements

Apr 18 – CTV News Kitchener–

‘WE ARE BEING IGNORED’: LOCAL TEACHERS REACT TO PROVINCE’S PLAN TO BOOST MATH AND LITERACY SKILLS

Apr 18 – Bradford Today–

‘Devil in the details,’ of new education bill: school board

Apr 18 – Toronto News Station blog –

Ontario seeks to gain more control over school boards in student achievement, teacher education

Apr 17 – Toronto Star –

Ford government says it will take more control of school boards ‘to refocus on what matters’

Apr 17 – The Trillium –

Lecce introduces bill to increase provincial control over education

Apr 17 – CHCH/Canadian Press –

Ontario seeks to set priorities for school boards on student achievement

Apr 17 – CBC News –

Doug Ford government sets sights on Ontario’s school system

Apr 16 – Global News –

Ontario unveils new math, literacy plan, including ‘triaged’ support for struggling schools

Apr 16 – CHCH/Canadian Press –

Ontario announces plan to hire 1,000 new teachers for math and literacy

Apr 16 – Niagara Falls Review and other TorStar outlets –

Stephen Lecce says 1,000 extra teaching positions will help kids struggling with early reading, math

March

Mar 26 –Toronto Star–

Ford budget shortchanges education again

Mar 24 –Toronto Star–

‘It’s concerning’: Ontario teachers’ strike worries mount amid slow pace of talks

Mar 24 – Newstalk 1010 – The Rush with Reshmi Nair –

2023 ONTARIO BUDGET – HOW DOES EDUCATION FIT IN?

Mar 24 – AM800 CKLW Windsor –

OSSTF on the Ontario Budget

Mar 24 – ICI Radio Canada –

Inflation : des Ontariens se sentent abandonnés par le budget provincial

Mar 24 – Newstalk 1010 Toronto –

Interview with Greg Brady

Mar 23 –CP24–

CP24 Budget Reaction segment

Mar 23 – Press Progress –

Ontario Budget 2023: Doug Ford Pulled a Sneaky Move to Quietly Cut Education

Mar 23 – The Canadian Press–

Ontario expects $1.3B deficit, to post surplus in a year

Mar 22 – AM800 CKLW Windsor –

OSSTF FIGHTING TO ENSURE EDUCATION IS TOP OF MIND IN THE ONTARIO BUDGET

Mar 21 – Toronto Star –

Ford government needs to boost funding amid education ‘crisis,’ teachers’ union says

Mar 18 – Alliston Herald/Simcoe.com–

Angus Student Wins Visual Arts Award

Mar 16 –Chatham Daily News–

Achievement Awards

Mar 14 – The Peterborough Examiner–

North Hastings High School student receives provincial award

Mar 13 –The Sudbury Star–

Superior Heights student claims OSSTF prize

Mar 13 –Sault Online–

Sault Ste. Marie Student wins OSSTF/FEESO Student Achievement Award

Mar 11 –Toronto Star–

Privatization of education could be next, warns head of Ontario high school teachers union