For every child with special education needs in #OntEd who has access to educational assistant support, 9 more are going without. youtu.be/2yFBsHE2wAY?...
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Parents, caregivers, and community memebers are demanding accountability from the provincial appointees running the TDSB regarding the 2026-2027 Budget. Add your name! #onted #onpoli
Open Letter to TDSB Leadership Requesting Critical Information Regarding the 2026-2027 Budget
This year, under Provincial Supervision, the TDSB budget process represented a significant departure from previous years. Parents, caregivers, and members of the public were provided with no opportuni...
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I am tired of the silence from our leaders when pedestrians are killed. seanmarshall.ca/2026/07/21/w...
Where’s the outrage when pedestrians are killed?
Birchmount Road and Lawrence Avenue East, Scarborough On Friday, July 10, the driver of a westbound Toyota RAV4 SUV drove through a red light on Lawrence Avenue East and struck another vehicle trav…
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Parents, caregivers, and community memebers are demanding accountability from the provincial appointees running the TDSB regarding the 2026-2027 Budget. Add your name! #onted #onpoli
Open Letter to TDSB Leadership Requesting Critical Information Regarding the 2026-2027 Budget
This year, under Provincial Supervision, the TDSB budget process represented a significant departure from previous years. Parents, caregivers, and members of the public were provided with no opportuni...
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Latest analysis by @policyalternatives.ca finds a funding shortfall for K-12 Education has grown to $6.5 BILLION under Ford’s leadership (since 2018). #onted #onpoli #fundourschools www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
TheTrillium.ca@thetrillium.bsky.social · last mo.Most of Ford government’s 1 per cent boost to core education funding is not new money: ministry data
‘It’s cruel’: Less than a quarter of waitlisted children and youth receiving autism funding
‘It’s cruel’: Less than a quarter of waitlisted children and youth receiving autism funding
Figure hasn’t budged in recent years; company handling intake missed several targets
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When we say Fund Our Schools we mean at minimum meeting the rate of inflation. Not shifting funds around and calling it historic investment. #onted #onpoli @thetrillium.bsky.social www.thetrillium.ca/news/educati...
Sara@sarablue.bsky.social · last mo.Fone Ford Friday- TDSB Budget Fail Edition! The budget put forward by the appointed supervisor increases class sizes & cuts student supports. Programs incl. the central library & shared science kits that support enriched learning have been eliminated. Who is being prioritized? #onted #onpoli
Public education is in trouble in this province. The government is not listening to educators. If you believe we need to #SavePublicEducation, please join the fight. #OntEd #OnPoli
Lori McG. 🇨🇦@lorimcg.bsky.social · 2mo agoThe State of Toronto Schools A Year After the Ford Takeover - thelocal.to/one-year-tds...
Metrolinx just wrote off $500M in signalling upgrades that are now useless, per Global News. Meanwhile Ontario schools cut EA hours for special ed students. $500M could’ve funded years of 1:1 support for kids who need it most. Wrong priorities. #ONpoli #onted globalnews.ca/news/1191584...
Metrolinx writes off $500M in signalling upgrades that are no longer useful | Globalnews.ca
As part of its annual report, Metrolinx said it would write off $504 million spent on signalling work for the Union Rail Corridor section of its track, which began in 2013.
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Nelson offers full math textbooks and workbooks. Private schools have them for their students. But Calandra tells us public schools will get the online supplementary materials instead (because they are cheaper). No physical books for your child to hold in their hands. #OntEd
On Sat, June 27 join families, workers, and concerned Ontarians for a #FightFord day of action, with rallies at PC MPP offices and other locations across the province. Say NO to Doug Ford's cuts and YES to real investment in #OntEd, health care, and our critical public services.
Failed insurance salesman turned Education Minister pulls a fast one: "More than a third of the money for provincial elementary school teachers’ newly announced spending accounts will be clawed from existing funds rather than representing a new investment" www.thestar.com/politics/pro... #onted
Ontario promised $750/year for teachers to buy supplies. It turns out it's not all new money
Of the cash to cover classroom supplies for teachers under the Learning Resources Fund, $300 will come from current funding, school board guide says.
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This it TODAY, JUNE 9th! Please show up if you’re able. Please call Ford, underfunding of K-12 education has reached $6.4 Billion on his watch. Every cut to education is directly on him, these are the choices he makes. Our kids suffer for it. #onted #onpoli
Sara@sarablue.bsky.social · 2mo agoTomorrow will be the only time TDSB staff will be presenting the budget and it’s happening at an in-person only meeting! I encourage you to show up in you’re able! #onted #onpoli #topoli
Paul said something about trustees overspending abroad? They make this a bigger deal than it is. The issue is really that schools don't receive enough funding. Look into his spending abroad instead. globalnews.ca/news/1143136... #OAC #ONpoli #PaulCalandra
Ford government focus on trustee expenses a ‘distraction’ from school funding, critic says | Globalnews.ca
Data obtained by Global News shows a growing number of Ontario school boards have reported financial difficulties in recent years.
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Isaac Callan@isaaccallan.bsky.social · 2mo agoNEW from The Trillium: Education Minister Paul Calandra is defending his travel to an international conference after restricting trustees from using public funds to do the same. #OnPoli www.thetrillium.ca/insider-news...
Interested in organizing and advocating for public education in Ontario? Join us this evening, Monday, May 25th, for a virtual Roundtable discussion. RSVP for link + to submit questions in advance www.maritstilesmpp.ca/education #onted #onpoli
Can we please stop saying “in a bubble,” which is some real bullshit right wing framing, and be more accurate about this? SAFE. People want to spend their social media time somewhere SAFE. Somewhere they will not get rape and death threats, where they will not be doxxed and threatened.
Corey Atad@coreyatad.com · 2mo agoi think, end of the day, the real problem with Bluesky is that most of its users are here *because* they want to be in a bubble. and they can tell themselves that it’s just about not being around Nazis it supporting Musk, and that’s part of it, but also there’s a palpable desire to be ensconced.
NEW: Next fall, French and music instruction at Annette Street PS may look a little different. To save money, the board is forcing some schools to seal off classrooms. For this school in The Junction, four rooms are on the chopping block, per parents. #onted www.torontotoday.ca/local/educat...
Shrinking pains? TDSB to shutter some classrooms next year to save money
The TDSB is projecting about 5,000 fewer students will enrol next year. As in previous years, it will lock up and close off some classrooms in select schools to reduce costs
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NEW: A legal challenge supported by the Ford government that could pave the way for future redevelopment of school lands has struck a nerve with some Toronto parents. At several schools, parents held coordinated protests on Thursday morning. #onted www.torontotoday.ca/local/educat...
Toronto parents protest bid to redesignate school lands
Parents held coordinated rallies on Thursday against a provincially-supported bid to gain the right to redevelop school lands to allow mid-rise developments
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ATTN West End Toronto Families, Caregivers & Community who care about public education!! RSVP/ Stay in the loop: forms.gle/ezMepUBzQmnP... #onted #onpoli #topoli
I’m just a teacher in #OntEd Sitting here Wondering why We can’t afford physical textbooks in schools and have to rely on websites, YouTube, and AI slop But Doug can afford to have Booze everywhere A fantasy tunnel and A private jet
Chronic underfunding, not financial mismanagement, is the problem in Ontario schools. Year after year they are asked to do more with less. By @ricardotranjan.bsky.social #onpoli www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Ontario school funding shortfall continues to grow, reaching $6.4 billion since 2018 | CCPA
Chronic underfunding, not financial mismanagement, is the problem in Ontario schools. Year after year they are asked to do more with less.
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Overcrowded classrooms mean children don’t get the support they need. Smaller classes mean better results for every child. Add your voice today—push for #SmallerClasses and make a big difference for public education. #onted #ontedu #ETFO app.sosha.ai/s/e8CDbfD0
Smaller classes. Big difference.
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Tune in to CBC at 1 pm EST to hear more. #outdooreducation #onted #nature #environment #EduSky #GreenSky www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #outdooreducation
TDSB cutting outdoor education programs, citing maintenance and repair costs | CBC News
The Toronto District School Board is ending outdoor education programs at five centres that it says require tens of millions of dollars in maintenance and repairs.
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