Show threadMy IRL friends call me Chris2d ago
It's infuriating. “We can’t even wrap our heads around how a bus driver is going to drive through rush hour with numerous medically fragile children on board. The majority of them are non-verbal, non-mobile & completely dependent on adults around them for all requirements of care" #OnPoli #OntEd
My IRL friends call me Chris2d ago
Ford's Ontario. “With no attendant on the bus, we can’t even feel confident that our daughter is going to be safe & properly cared for... She can’t tell us if something’s wrong or if something happened on the bus … and, if there’s a medical emergency, she can’t tell the bus driver” #OnPoli #OntEd

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The Masked School Library TechJun 3

The big 5 Education unions sent notice to bargain today and had a joint press conference. It is a positive start of hopefully a much closer relationship between them this round of bargaining.
Read the statement here:
https://osbcu.ca/2026/06/03/6837/

#Union #UnionStrong #CUPE #OntEd #OnPoli #Ontario

Ontario’s Education Unions Serve Notice to Bargain - Ontario School Board Council of Unions

Together, our unions represent more than 255,000 teachers and education workers across Ontario. United in our commitment to publicly funded education, we are prepared to engage in meaningful negotiations focused on supporting students and strengthening learning and working conditions in schools across the province.

Ontario School Board Council of Unions
My IRL friends call me ChrisMay 25
“There has been an ongoing rejection of it, because it's understood widely to not meet the needs of all students, & it is viewed as a way of functioning to cut costs to the education system,” [Farhadi] said, explaining virtual classes ...require less funding than in-person classes." #OnPoli #OntEd

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Peter Beens  May 25
Personnel enseignant #OntEd : joignez-vous gratuitement à ce webinaire du Centre des sciences de l’Ontario sur les compétences transférables, la pensée informatique et le nouveau cours #ICD2O. Sujets : pensée informatique, analyse de données et littératie numérique.
https://www.centredessciencesontario.ca/ecoles/ressources-en-enseignement/formation-professionnelle/mise-en-%C5%93uvre-des-competences-transferables-et-de-la-pensee-informatique-dans-le-cadre-du-cours-icd2o
Mise en œuvre des compétences transférables et de la pensée informatique dans le cadre du cours ICD2O

Joignez-vous à nous pour un webinaire dirigé par des enseignants afin d’en apprendre davantage sur les ressources pour le cours ICD2O de 10e année.  

Peter Beens  May 25
#OntEd educators: Join this free Ontario Science Centre webinar on transferable skills, computational thinking, and the new #ICD2O course. Topics include computational thinking, data analysis, and digital literacy.
https://www.ontariosciencecentre.ca/teachers-plus-students/teacher-resources/professional-learning-resources/implementing-transferable-skills-and-computational-thinking-in-icd2o
Implementing Transferable Skills and Computational Thinking in ICD2O

Join us for this teacher PD webinar focused on play-based learning in the Kindergarten classroom.

The Masked School Library TechMay 22
Paul Calandra is swanning around London (UK) visiting schools saying how important everything is... on posts that won't allow for replies. I guess he doesn't want us to remind him how much he's underfunding education in Ontario while he spends lots of money in London.
#OntEd #Ontario #OnPoli
The Masked School Library TechMay 22
New lawn sign. Will look even better once my Iris and other flowers come out.
#UnionStrong #OntEd
Peter Beens  May 13
I've added an analysis page related to the reduction of Teacher Education in Ontario from two years to one year. If anyone has any research material related to this, I'd love to be able to add it to the analysis. #OntEd
https://peter.beens.ca/education-analysis/teacher-training.html
teacher-training – Ontario Education Policy Analysis

FredMay 6

I find it surprising that at least in #Ontario, there seems to be a growing popularity or at least acceptance of compulsory school attendance. We have some of the most extreme attendance laws in Canada, literally throwing kids in jail.

I have done a chart and believe compulsory school attendance infringes prima facia on many charter rights. To the best of my knowledge, despite commentary in 2006, there has never been a constitutional challenge of such legislation in Ontario.

#onpoli #onted