How a Toronto teacher got her students off their cellphones with a simple pledge theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Ontario issues tougher rules for cellphone use and vaping in schools. Story from Chris Hannay and me theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

B.C. puts social media harms bill on hold, will work with platforms to help young people stay safe online /via The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Lawsuits filed by four school boards that accuse social media giants of harming the mental health of students and disrupting learning underscore the urgent need for more stringent government policy on online content being served to children, experts say. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

News that the federal government's upcoming budget will include a national school food program made me think of this Ottawa-area teacher who'd stop by a local bakery to pick up unsold goods to help feed the kids at his school. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Trudeau announces national school food program amid rising grocery prices thestar.com/politics/feder…

Four Ontario school boards sue social-media giants for products that harm students’ behaviour and education theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

A new report shows how severe daily staffing shortages are in Ontario’s public education system theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Ontario Teachers’ Federation has rejected a proposal by the government and school boards to temporarily increase the number of days that retired teachers can work as fill-in educators in classrooms theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Ontario Teachers’ Federation has rejected a proposal by the government and school boards to temporarily increase the number of days that retired teachers can work as fill-in educators in classrooms theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

NEW: Ontario’s English Catholic teachers (Catholic Teachers) reach tentative deal with province, averting job action /via The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

.Caroline Alphonso of The Globe and Mail explains how provinces are trying to encourage young people into the #skilledtrades , and why we might need to rethink the approach to what happens after high school.
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Jay Williams, an educator at the Toronto District School Board and active leader in Toronto's Black community, died last Thursday at age 40.

He leaves behind precious legacy to Toronto's Black students. trib.al/ZgRnnUD

Always great to chat with Menaka Raman-Wilms on The Decibel. We discussed my recent piece on how provinces are trying to encourage young people into the skilled trades, and why we might need to think through our approach on the pathways after high school. theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/the-d…

A seemingly benign new school name has ruffled quite a few feathers in one Ontario town theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Labour-starved provinces seek new ways to draw high-school students to skilled trades theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Publicly, she fought Ontario on behalf of thousands of teachers. Privately, Karen Brown was fighting a battle of her own thestar.com/politics/provi… via @torontostar #etfo #onted #osstf