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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.

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Episode 137: Ford governmen...

05.25.2022

In this 3 part series reviewing the Ontario Ford government’s reforms in education since taking office we discuss some of the major reform

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05.25.2022 Episode 137: Ford government’s education reforms – Part 1 Post-secondary In this 3 part series reviewing the Ontario Ford government’s reforms in education since taking office we discuss some of the major reform
05.18.2022 Episode 136: Ontario Election – Electing an education-friendly government In this episode, we’re starting the discussion on what, in the opinion of Education is a Right, an education friendly government means in
04.22.2022 Episode 135: Annual meetings of education unions in Ontario – OECTA From March 11-14 some 600 hundred k-12 teacher delegates of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association from across Ontario gathered online to discuss
04.22.2022 134: Annual meetings of Ontario education unions – OSSTF From March 11-14 some 650 delegates and observers attended the provincial assembly of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation virtually. In this episode
03.27.2022 Episode 133: K-12 education in Alberta – where things stand In this episode we catch up with Kevan Hunter, a middle school teacher in Alberta, about the situation in education in that province.
03.17.2022 Episode 132: “We are doing this for quality education and for students” – Ontario college faculty speak out In this episode we speak with two members of the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology – Academic bargaining team, which has given
03.12.2022 Episode 131: Part 2 – Experiences upholding health and safety in our schools In this episode we continue our discussion with Toronto teachers Mel and David about a work refusal at their school in response to
03.03.2022 130: Experiences upholding health and safety in our schools during the Omicron wave – Part 1 In this episode Toronto teachers Mel and David discuss their experiences organizing in their high school with their colleagues to uphold health and
02.23.2022 129: Changes to academic streaming in Ontario In this episode Ezio provides an overview of changes to academic streaming taking place in Ontario for the 2022-23 academic year. Previous episodes
02.16.2022 Episode 128: A project to remember the freedom fighters who built the Underground Railroad In this episode we interview Lana Talbot and Willow Key about a grassroots project on the Windsor -Detroit border to establish a museum
01.26.2022 Episode 127: The future of science and pandemic response is Open In this episode we catch up with antibody engineer Dr. Shane Miersch about his lab’s work to develop engineered antibodies to treat diseases
01.18.2022 Episode 126: An update from Nova Scotia In this episode we get an update from Ben, an educator in Nova Scotia. The interview was recorded on December 26 prior to
01.14.2022 Episode 125: Discussing the situations in Ontario and Alberta In this episode we discuss developments in Ontario and Alberta in K-12 education following the holiday break. This discussion was recorded prior to
01.12.2022 124: Educational support staff working in special education in Ontario speak out In this episode we talk with educational support staff in Ontario that continue to work in schools despite reported school closures. They share
01.03.2022 Episode 123: An update from educators in Manitoba In this interview we talk with Chantal and Jon, educators from Manitoba, about how the opening of school went, how the government of
12.30.2021 Episode 122: Reviewing 2021 so we are prepared for whatever 2022 brings In this year end episode we reflect on what advances have been achieved in 2021 and what to look out for as we
12.28.2021 Episode 121: Cross Canada review of school re-opening and omicron’s spread In this episode we endeavor to provide an update on what we know as of December 26, 2021 about what is happening across
12.21.2021 Episode 120: COVID is airborne – so now what do we do? In this episode we speak with Dr. Jane McArthur, community-based occupational and environmental health advocate and parent about the airborne spread of COVID-19
12.11.2021 Episode 119: Update on the situation in Alberta Part 1 This is part 1 of our interview with Kevan and Dougal. In this episode we discuss the current teaching and learning conditions in
11.28.2021 Episode 118: An update from a Canadian teacher in China In this episode we catch up with Peter Miller, a Canadian living and teaching in western China. Peter has been teaching at a
11.17.2021 Episode 117: Parents of Black children speaking out This is part 1 of a 2 part interview with Charline Grant, co-founder of Parents of Black Children, an advocacy group in Ontario.
11.11.2021 Episode 116: Remembering the war against Afghanistan This episode is dedicated to assisting the younger generation to learn about Canada’s participation in the war in Afghanistan and to the memory
11.02.2021 Episode 115: Nelson CEO Steve Brown on hybrid education In this episode we interview Nelson CEO Steve Brown. Nelson’s public relations firm Talk Shop Media reached out to us to suggest an
10.17.2021 Episode 114: Educators organizing in Manitoba – Part 2 This is part 2 of our interview with educator Chantal Shivanna Ramraj about developments in Manitoba. In this segment we talk about how
10.12.2021 Episode 113: Student voice in education in Ontario This interview with Stacey Zhang of Justice for Society Magazine and Podcast was recorded on August 26, 2021 as part of Education is
10.05.2021 Episode 112: Support teacher candidates’ court challenge to math proficiency test in Ontario In this episode we catch up with Bella Lewkowicz, past Vice-President of the Ontario Teacher Candidate Council, an organization of teacher candidates from
09.22.2021 Episode 111: The defeat of Bill 64 in Manitoba – Educators discuss their opposition This interview was recorded on August 18, 2021 just after the resignation of Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister and prior to the decision of
09.15.2021 Episode 110: Memorial projects for the children uncovered at residential “schools” In this episode we interview Tara Martinez and Diandra Powderhorn in Winnipeg, Manitoba about a memorial project they initiated on the grounds of
09.05.2021 Episode 109: Discussion on a Safe September This episode is the plenary discussion session from Education is a Right’s virtual conference: Affirming the Right to Education in the 21st Century.
08.31.2021 Episode 108: Planning for the 2021-22 school year in the context of the fourth wave In this episode we are publishing excerpts from the opening presentation from the Safe September segment of the plenary from Education is a
08.16.2021 Episode 107: How the school year ended in Quebec In this episode we get an update on how the school year ended in Quebec and what to look out for in the
08.03.2021 Episode 106: Ontario wide consultations with education workers In this episode we catch up with Laura Walton, president of CUPE Ontario’s Ontario School Boards Council of Unions’ (OSBCU) summer consultation with
07.27.2021 Episode 105: Destreaming High School Math in Ontario – Part 2 In part 2 of this series on destreaming math in Ontario Ezio dives into the new expectations and content in the new course
07.20.2021 Episode 104: Ending the Academic Year in Nova Scotia In this episode we get an update on how the school year ended in Nova Scotia and what to look out for for
07.14.2021 Episode 103: Destreaming High School Math in Ontario – Part 1 In this episode Ezio gives some background and context for Ontario’s destreaming of Grade 9 mathematics. This episode was recorded on June 20,
07.09.2021 Episode 102: Ending the academic year – Ontario In this episode we discuss how the academic year ended in Ontario and what to look out for in the coming year.
07.02.2021 Episode 101: Ending the academic year – Alberta In this episode we update listeners on the situation in Alberta as the year ends and what to look out for as the
06.11.2021 Episode 100: Learning from experiences challenging institutional racism in Canadian educational institutions Welcome to our hundredth episode! Thanks to everyone who has made this possible: all our hosts, technical team, guests and especially you, our
06.02.2021 Mourning the loss of the children found This week we will not be publishing a show. On behalf of our entire team we offer our deepest respects and condolences to
05.25.2021 Episode 99: Exposing and challenging institutional racism in Canadian educational institutions In this episode Black law student Jordan Afolabi discusses his experiences as an undergrad with discrimination on his campus and how he and
05.18.2021 Episode 98: Part 2 – Discussing Alberta’s draft curriculum In this second part of this episode we speak with Dr. Carla Peck, Professor of Social Studies Education in the Department of Elementary
05.11.2021 Episode 97: Youth giving themselves a voice In this episode we interview Stacy Zhang and Maggie Chen from Justice for Society, an online youth initiative to provide the youth with
05.04.2021 Episode 96: Ontario Autism Coalition – finding new ways to advocate In this episode we speak with Sean Staddon, a Board member of the Ontario Autism Coalition about how the OAC is carrying out
04.28.2021 Episode 95: Alberta’s draft curriculum – Retrogressive direction for social studies and history education In this two part episode we speak with Dr. Carla Peck, Professor of Social Studies Education in the Department of Elementary Education at
04.20.2021 Episode 94: Teaching computational thinking Jurisdictions across Canada are introducing aspects of computational thinking into curricula. In this episode we interview Stephan Rogers about his Masters of Education
04.14.2021 Episode 93: Concerns about new Alberta draft elementary curriculum – Part 1 In this episode Kevan, a middle school teacher in Alberta, introduces the new draft elementary curriculum being put forward by the government of
04.08.2021 Episode 92: Annual meeting of Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association – What to expect In this episode we provide an overview of some of the significant aspects of the upcoming annual meeting of the Ontario English Catholic
04.03.2021 Episode 91: Virtual provincial assembly of teachers and education workers in Ontario In this episode we get a report back from the provincial assembly of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation. Close to 700 elected
03.24.2021 Episode 90: An update from British Columbia In this episode we speak with a BC teacher about where things stand in terms of the health and safety in the schools
03.16.2021 Episode 89: “We have a duty to stand up for what is right” – Leaders by example in workplace health and safety In this episode we catch up with educators who were preparing to refuse to go along with unsafe working conditions in their workplaces.

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