Improving Learning Conditions for All

An investment in schools, teachers, and support staff is not just an investment in our system - it is an investment in our students and our province’s future. Identifying the inequities that have been magnified during COVID is the first step. The next step is ensuring that we maximize the opportunities available for students and tear down existing systemic barriers so that everyone can succeed.
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What’s This About?

Addressing systemic inequities in access to technology, curriculum opportunities, programming, and educator supports will lead to greater student success. Providing culturally relevant learning opportunities for all students benefits all communities.

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How do we address these issues?

The Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation's (OSSTF/FEESO) Strengthen Public Education–Rebuild Ontario plan is a vision for how we can protect and buildup Ontario's publicly-funded education system. Take a look below at some the key issues affecting our students that must be addressed moving forward.

In-Person Learning

  • In-person learning helps to diminish inequities in education for marginalized, racialized, Black, Indigenous, and 2SLGBTQI+ students.

  • Better supports are available in-person for the social and emotional growth of students, including Educational Assistant support.

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Smaller Classes

  • Students achieve greater success in smaller classes.

  • Smaller class sizes keep smaller rural school communities open, ensuring robust opportunities for learning.

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Supports for Students

  • More school and community services should be made available to students to help address the increase in mental health issues.

  • More school-based speech and language services are needed to support students in the classroom.

  • Increase funding for services provided by board-employed practitioners.

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Supporting Specialized, Culturally-Appropriate Programming and Staffing For All Students

  • Removal of School Resource Officers or other similar programs from all of Ontario's publicly-funded schools.

  • Dedicated, sustained funding for violence-prevention initiatives from early learning to post-secondary.

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Focus On First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Communities

  • Infrastructure supports for education, including access to full school programming, technology, Wi-Fi, and sustainable, safe buildings.

  • Recentring the curriculum with a lens on First Nations, Metis, and Inuit ways of knowing and learning.

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Addressing and Confronting Anti-Black Racism and Other Forms of Racism and Oppression

  • Decentring whiteness in education.

  • Dismantling white supremacy and colonial legacy practices in education.

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De-Streaming

  • Advocating for increased permanent funding for de-streaming.

  • Smaller class sizes, dedicated education workers in  classes, and training for all education workers  and  teachers  is required for the successful implementation of de-streaming.

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Hiring and Retention Practices

  • Advocating for greater access to professional training and retention programs/policies for members of Black, Indigenous, and other racialized communities.

  • Advocating for greater diversity, transparency and accountability in hiring practices in publicly-funded education

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Focus On First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Communities

  • Infrastructure supports for education, including access to full school programming, technology, Wi-Fi, and sustainable, safe buildings.

  • Recentring the curriculum with a lens on First Nations, Metis, and Inuit ways of knowing and learning.

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Addressing and Confronting Anti-Black Racism and Other Forms of Racism and Oppression

  • Decentring whiteness in education.

  • Dismantling white supremacy and colonial legacy practices in education.

Show Your SupportLearn More ↓

De-Streaming

  • Advocating for increased permanent funding for de-streaming.

  • Smaller class sizes, dedicated education workers in  classes, and training for all education workers  and  teachers  is required for the successful implementation of de-streaming.

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Hiring and Retention Practices

  • Advocating for greater access to professional training and retention programs/policies for members of Black, Indigenous, and other racialized communities.

  • Advocating for greater diversity, transparency and accountability in hiring practices in publicly-funded education

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We maximize the opportunities available for students when we tear down existing systemic barriers so that everyone can succeed.
If you agree, show your support by sending a letter to the Premier, the Minister of Education and your local MPP today and tell them that this is a priority for you!

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