Opinion: Schools, boards need money now if they are to reopen safely.
2020-08-19
Only an investment of funds reflective of the magnitude of the challenge Ontario’s schools face can make Ontario’s new school year safe.Continue Reading
Episode 4: Pandemic Planning for Schools Part 2 – The Trustees’ Perspective
2020-08-19
With less than 3 weeks remaining until Ontario’s students are meant to head back to school, Tuesday’s 905er podcast includes an interview with representatives to the Halton Public and Catholic school boards. Continue Reading
Episode 2: Back to School in a Pandemic
2020-08-05
Roland Tanner and Joel MacLeod are joined by Cindy Cosentino, who recently retired after 32 years as a teacher in Hamilton and Halton school boards teaching science and math. Cindy shares her concerns, and the concerns of many of her colleagues, at what is being asked of teachers as children head back to school, and we explore the many unanswered questions about how the province’s plan can be implemented safely. Is the provincial plan ultimately more about protecting the economy than the interests and safety of children, parents and teachers?Continue Reading