Teachers
Teachers are parents' most important partners in their children's education, and can have a significant impact on student success. In this section, you can find information about the role of teachers, how the profession is governed, and tips for parents about working with teachers.
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Jan 08
Province institutes new rules for hiring teachers
The process for hiring new teachers will now be the same for every school board in the province and will have three stages. Teachers will move from positions as “occasional" to “long-term occasional” to “permanent" teacher.
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Sep 06
People for Education’s presentation to the Legislative Committee on Bill 115
People for Education is an independent, non-partisan organization working to support public education in Ontario’s English, French and Catholic schools. We provide support to parents, conduct research on education issues
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Consultation limited for new education bill
Bill includes significant shift in power over education
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The truth about the “crisis” in education
There has been a lot of talk in the media in the last week about discussions between the province, teachers and school boards. In some cases the information has been
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Jan 09
Education funding for 2012: “The party’s over.”
The economic downturn, the $16 billion provincial deficit and a new report from Don Drummond will drive changes in every Ontario ministry - including education. Funding for education will be protected to some extent, but not completely.
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Nov 02
Arbitrator bans political messages from teachers in B.C. schools
B. C. bans teachers' political activities in schools - no buttons, no posters - because children and students are required to attend school and could be vulnerable to political messages - even non-partisan ones.
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Oct 03
Personal best: Top athletes and singers have coaches. Should you?
A New Yorker article about coaching says research shows that what works for athletes is also true for teachers and doctors.
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Sep 30
Teacher watchdog shields bad apples
The Toronto Star releases the results of an investigation into the College of Teachers' process for disciplining teachers.
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May 31
Controversy over sex education
In the spring of 2010, after some complaints, the province decided to withdraw the sex education component of the new elementary H&PE curriculum.
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Schools at the Centre: How do you imagine the schools of the future?
In October 2008, People for Education launched a series of conversations about Schools at the Centre, a new vision for public education in Ontario.