Archive 1997-2016
From its early beginnings, with meetings in tiny, local schoolrooms, to today’s general meetings in massive auditoriums, Ontario teachers’ federations have been active and evolving for over 100 years.
Imagine it’s the summer and about 50 per cent of your local police force is made up of young students who, at best, have completed two weeks of basic training.
In recent years, the National Capital Commission has angered many with a shroud of secrecy surrounding its corporate activities.
The image is familiar: rows of students sitting at desks, busily scribbling in their exam booklets. But soon the students might not be students at all. Under new legislation Ontario’s teachers may be the ones writing the tests.