Education is a Right
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This podcast is produced by front-line education workers to provide a forum for the voice of all those concerned with affirming the human right to education. The show will delve into all aspects of education and the working lives of those who provide it and those who rely upon it for their future.
Education is a Right
10M ago
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is paid into by its shareholders, active teachers employed in publicly funded K-12 schools. It has investments over $200 billion dollars and is more than fully funded at the moment. Concern has been raised about its major investments in Stone Canyon Industries Holdings Inc., a company that owns Windsor Salt ..read more
Education is a Right
1y ago
In this episode Darlene Sawchuk, president of CUPE Local 1358 reflects on the significance of the union’s victory in forcing the Ford government in Ontario to back down on using the notwithstanding clause to impose a collective agreement on 55,000 striking education workers. The presentation was recorded as part of a May Day Workers’ Roundtable ..read more
Education is a Right
1y ago
In this episode we go over Bill 98, Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, 2023 which was tabled by the Ontario government on April 17, 2023 and is currently at committee. The legislation proposes to expand Ministerial powers over a number of areas including school boards’ assets and data as well as when curriculum reviews ..read more
Education is a Right
1y ago
In this episode, Ezio discusses the annual meeting of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association that represents K-12 teachers who work in Ontario’s publicly funded Catholic education system including significant motions that were passed, new positions that were created, the election of the OECTA executive and concerns about the need for the Ontario Teachers’ Pension ..read more
Education is a Right
1y ago
In this episode we speak with Jon Shelton, Vice-President of the American Federation of Teachers Wisconsin, about organizing in public K-12 and post-secondary education in the face of anti-union, anti-worker “right-to-work” laws. We also discuss the role that anti-union law firms are playing in the U.S. to prevent workers from organizing amidst a wave of ..read more
Education is a Right
1y ago
In this episode we address some of the major concerns facing teachers and education workers as delegates to both the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association and Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation annual meetings converge in Toronto from March 10-12, 2023. For background on Stone Canyon Holdings Inc. which the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan is an ..read more
Education is a Right
1y ago
In this episode, we speak with professional youth soccer coach Rob Arce about the importance of sport for the development of young people, some of the issues facing the development of youth soccer in Canada in particular and how youth soccer is organized in the province of Ontario ..read more
Education is a Right
1y ago
With the release of ChatGPT and many concerned about its significance in education, we are joined by Dr. Beyhan Farhadi, a Toronto District School Board teacher and researcher in the field of e-learning, to discuss our own framework for the role of AI and specifically ChatGPT in education ..read more
Education is a Right
1y ago
In this episode we interview Tiffany Chan, Artistic Director of the Windsor Dance eXperience Inc., a non-profit theatrical dance company dedicated to giving local kids an outlet for their creative and physical activities. It is unique in its efforts to make dance and the theatre experience available to anyone passionate about performing, regardless of their ..read more
Education is a Right
1y ago
In this episode we catch-up with Senior Research Associate at the University of Toronto and anti-body engineer Dr. Shane Miersch about preparations for preventing and addressing future pandemics and the way in which public funding is being deployed in funding research and infrastructure. For previous episodes with Dr. Miersch in which related topics are discussed ..read more