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In subversive move, Edmonton school board chair calls for optional Catholic programs in public schools
By
David J. Climenhaga
| February 8, 2017

In a brilliantly subversive move, Michael Janz, chair of the Edmonton Public School Board, has publicly wondered in a blog post if the board he leads should set up its own optional Catholic program.

After all, the Edmonton Public School Board has a pretty long and successful record of running faith-based programs under its auspices, Janz noted mischievously on Monday in the personal blog he publishes online. There's a Protestant Christian program, a Jewish program and a Muslim program, all operating under the board's auspices with proper attention to standards and curricula.

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Redeye

Christy Clark government wastes budget surplus on debt repayment

December 19, 2016
| British Columbians are in desperate need of affordable housing, higher social assistance rates and public school funding. Instead the government is spending a budget windfall on paying down the debt.
Length: 13:31 minutes (12.38 MB)
B.C. teachers' victory brings to mind 14 years of losses for kids
By
Lizanne Foster
| November 12, 2016

She's excited about our Supreme Court win. Premier Christy Clark, who as Minister of Education in 2002, introduced legislation that violated teachers' constitutional rights, and set in motion 14 years of students' suffering, is excited that the Supreme Court of Canada has said that she was wrong.

What I wish she would feel is remorse.

What I feel is grief.

My elation at hearing the news of the end of a very long struggle for teachers was followed by sadness mixed with anger about all that has been lost over the past 14 years.

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Patti Bacchus on the firing of the Vancouver School Board

November 8, 2016
| Patti Bacchus had been a Vancouver School Trustee for eight years when B.C.’s Education Minister fired her and the rest of the Board on October 17. Patti Bacchus tells the story of what happened.
Length: 16:11 minutes (14.83 MB)
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Talking Radical Radio

Defending public education in Canada and throughout the Americas

September 14, 2016
| Steve Stewart talks about the work of the Initiative for Democratic Education in the Americas.
Length: 28:39 minutes (26.24 MB)
ETFO condemns Turkish governmnet's mass suspension of over 15,000 teachers
July 27, 2016 |
The Turkish government's repression after a failed coup attempt has received near universal condemnation from international organizations, unions, and civil society groups including the ETFO.
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Public schools nurture Canadian values
By
Lizanne Foster
| July 1, 2016

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I wonder if it’s because Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is actually a teacher that so much of his Canada Day speech today reminded me of all that is good about public education?

For every example he gave of Canadian values, I thought of what those values looked like in the place where I teach.

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OSSTF urges caution on Workforce Expert Panel report
June 24, 2016 |
Teachers are very concerned about the Ontario government's proposals that could allow agencies funded by corporate interests involved in the development of curriculum in the province's public schools.
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Deciding the future of the public private partnership schools in Nova Scotia
June 14, 2016 |
A new study from the CCPA deems the P3 schools program in Nova Scotia to be a failure of cost, risk management and evidence-based decision-making.
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Education week May 2-6
May 3, 2016 |
Education Week was established by the OSSTF in 1930 to recognize and celebrate the essential role public education plays in the lives of communities all over the province.
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