Beth Hawley
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NEW: Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government is sitting on more than $22 billion in “excess funds,” according to the province’s watchdog, with no transparency on how that money will be used over the next four years.
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@ColinDMello Any form of instability is a direct result of this government’s failure to fund public education.
Teachers bargain for salaries/benefits, but also for learning conditions, support for special education, funding for necessary resources…
Does any other profession do that?
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Education Minister Stephen Lecce says “we are all worried about any form of instability” in education amid ongoing bargaining.
He says the province will “increase availability” with unions to get closer to a deal.
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@Sflecce You are a disgrace. You have done everything possible to undermine public education. You should be ashamed.
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Following another year of being tested almost daily, my team demonstrated steadfastness & true leadership.
Determined to do what’s right, even when it’s not easy.
We celebrated the end of session with passage of The Better Schools & Student Outcomes Act.
🙏🏼 to the best team!
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@SlimReap200 @ChandraPasma @Sflecce Police and Firefighters are actually important though. They save lives and put their own lives at risk doing it.
I’ve never heard of a firefighter holding a child’s education hostage for personal gain…. Have you ?
What exactly is a cost of living increase?
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@maritstiles Kudos to you for being able to sit through QP with Doug Ford, King of Lies and his merry band of clapping seals. I’d lose my mind, and I spend all day with 10 year olds!!
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Good morning, Ontario! Today is the last day the Legislature sits until the fall session. But you can catch up on all the questions your Official Opposition NDP Caucus asked.....👀on the Legislative Assembly YouTube channel: youtube.com/playlist?list=…
Ontario NDP@OntarioNDP
While Ontario chokes on smoke from wildfires, Doug Ford accuses @maritstiles of 'politicizing' the issue. Climate change isn't politics, it's reality. #onpoli
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@birgitomo 11-year-olds know that writing a note like that is hateful and racist. If we don’t address it at this age, they will teach their own children to do the same thing in the future.
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@birgitomo Taught K-5 for over 20 years and the incidents of students using racial slurs is more common now than ever before in my career. 100% coming from the home, but schools end up being the places that must address it. We must call it out, no excuses. No tolerance for hate.
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Was going about my day peacefully until I got a call from my daughter's school that a bunch of 11yo white boys threw a piece of paper with the words "Black monkey negro" at her. My baby came home & said this has been the worst school year of her life thanks to racist white kids.
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On the weekend, my parents’ church in Beamsville, Ontario was targeted in a hate crime. The pride flag that the church flies to symbolize being an affirming church was taken down and ripped to shreds. @samoosterhoff what is your response to hate crimes in your riding? @CTVNews
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@maritstiles Ford and his cronies make me sick.
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Emergency rooms across Ontario are closing for hours, days—some even permanently—as the Conservatives' health care crisis drags on.
Thessalon's ER is abruptly closed today. Minden's is set to close forever on June 1.
I asked Ford about this during Question Period today. #onpoli
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@jennyleeshee And you are clever, so na na na na na na, Sue-Ann!
FORD: Financing Ontario’s Richest Developers
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@jennyleeshee I think your real followers are your support group, as you support us with your humour and wit.
We all need to be more focused on Ford and his corrupt cronies and grade 1 teachers need to be immature (you wouldn’t get through the day all serious)!
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@tsig23 @jennyleeshee Is this your version of “constructive criticism”? If so, no thanks.
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@TonySoprannnnoo @jennyleeshee We can teach, confirm and measure without assigning a grade. We do it all day, every day.
I would also argue that day care professionals teach, confirm and measure. Stop degrading both professions.
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@jennyleeshee Agree wholeheartedly!! All the way through school, in my opinion. Grades are part of the colonial structure of our education system. Much better to show progress made. And the Arts are super important, but I’m no artist. Not really qualified to judge kids’ art.
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@AmieVarley As long as our government is @fordnation and his corrupt con cronies, they cannot be trusted!!
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How shady is this? How can we ever trust our government if they play favourites with the media or the media will play nice as opposed to finding the veracity within a story. No trust for them!
Joanna Frketich@jfrketich
Troubling allegations that the director of comms for Ontario’s health minister pulled the plug on an @TorontoStar interview because she couldn’t get the reporter changed to someone she approved of and and told staff to lie about the reason for cancelling. thestar.com/news/canada/20…
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@maritstiles All of those claims are ridiculous! What does “net-new” mean? That you just move existing teachers into roles called math lead? Also, it’s easy to double 0, since that’s the number of math coaches in classrooms now. And our board (most likely all boards) already has a math lead.
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Still $1200 less per student than when you were elected 5 years ago. And boards are laying off staff as a result. Nice try but no cigar.
Vijay Thanigasalam@TheThanigasalam
Exciting news for students and parents in Ontario! I am proud to announce that our government is investing $71 million to boost and strengthen student achievement. This investment will fund the hiring of specialized staff, elevate training standards, and provide new resources to boost math skills. With this commitment, we are ensuring that students in Ontario have the tools and support they need to excel in math and achieve their full potential.
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@Teachers__Unite This was the govt plan all along. Promise a full year of no interruptions, then stall negotiations, ignore COVID, and blame teachers when they take job action next year. I can hear that smarmy Lecce already “we delivered a full year of school but now teachers won’t. I hate him.
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NO chance of a contract by June....this isn't a surprise. What will be a surprise is if a deal is reached before the end of the next academic year. #onted
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@unlearn16tweet @Sflecce @YouTube This is fantastic! You are absolutely right, this smacks of shady backroom deals with donors.
Look how quickly publishers have created resources for the Science of Reading. I can’t believe we are living in a time where we could do so much good and choose not to. 😢
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Good morning @Sflecce - I have a few question about your 'education plan'. You have a few minutes? #education #Ontario #government youtu.be/ff2HuPPz7v4 via @YouTube
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