Leslie Dobbie

The math is simple: 6.8% is significantly less than 17.3%. The Ford government is critically underfunding education across this province and our kids are paying the price. #onpoli #OntEd

All publicly-funded school boards have a responsibility to provide a safe, inclusive & affirming place for 2SLGBTQI+ students to learn and grow. Raising the Pride flag is a simple, meaningful way to do that. @YCDSB's vote last night sets us all back. cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

So about those classrooms that are lucky enough to have HEPA machines but they are turned off and shoved in the corner.... We hear all about them and we here at Ontario School Safety have some questions because this seems pretty fraught. 1/12

By forcing exclusivity of @D2L in schools, @PeelSchools is co-signing @FordNation's plan to privatize online education. Students deserve responsive teaching, not just a content managing system. Stop @D2L exclusivity. Put staff and students first. #BetterTogether #PETL

Top story on @cp24: @PeelSchools has ignored teachers, education workers, students, and parents, but why? @osstf @pic_pdsb @PDSB_ST @PDSBDirector @davidgreen91 @jillpromoli

We will not remain silent on this journey towards the privatization of public education. Sign up now @ETFOPeel members #onted #onpoli

If you want higher reading achievement, you'll have to deal with the COVID aftermath shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/if-you-wa…

Which is why members of #OntEd unions are entirely justified in seeking improvements to their own wages, benefits, & compensation – while at the same time fighting for additional funding to the system. #ETFO #OnLab

For-profit health care is never the answer. Doctors and nurses know this. Will the Prime Minister stand up for public health care? Or let Doug Ford cannibalize the system and give taxpayers’ money to profiteers?

Here's why we don't "wait until kids are ready" to begin reading instruction in kindergarten - a 🧵: Most often our markers of "readiness" are interest and/or skill. 1/

As much as we talk about “voice and choice”, diverse learners, and differentiation, I wish I understood why @PeelSchools wants to force educators into using the same VLE. Especially one, that in my experience, isn’t preferred by students. @PDSBDirector #OntEd

Ontario’s Minister of Health said that masking is a “personal choice.” But the people who are sick & dying from COVID, RSV & influenza right now were most likely infected by someone who chose not to wear a mask. Bad "personal choices" can have grave consequences for others.

Retweet if you agree that @fordnation needs to recall the Legislature TOMORROW to repeal Bill 28. Let's get this done NOW. #onpoli

How about that Ontario? Lecce has the right to not testify at the Labour Board b/c he is protected by “parliamentary privilege,” but #CUPE doesn’t have collective bargaining rights even though they are protected by the Charter. Backwards #onted #ontedsolidarity #FordMustGo

In more #onpoli news, the Ford government is set to open the Greenbelt up for development. While @fatimabsyed & @EmmaMci dig deep to understand what’s going on, here’s EVERYTHING you need to know about it — from how it was founded to why it’s protected. thenarwhal.ca/ontario-greenb…

If your understanding of education is we just need kids in the “school building,” and then all the learning and well-being will take care of itself, then you have a lot to learn about education.

Hey folks. Watch this. Hear the promise. "Maintain the Greenbelt in its entirety." Keep in mind that today this man announced the intent to remove 7400 acres of the existing Greenbelt. #Greenbelt #onpoli

#39kIsNotEnough The Ford Government’s actions have undermined the rights of ALL Ontarians. @ETFOeducators @ETFOPeel