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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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EP 170: CUPE education work...

05.25.2023

In this episode Darlene Sawchuk, president of CUPE Local 1358 reflects on the significance of the union’s victory in forcing the Ford government

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05.25.2023 EP 170: CUPE education workers reflect on their victory In this episode Darlene Sawchuk, president of CUPE Local 1358 reflects on the significance of the union’s victory in forcing the Ford government
05.09.2023 EP 169: Ford Government’s Latest Proposal to Restructure K-12 Education in Ontario In this episode we go over Bill 98, Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, 2023 which was tabled by the Ontario government on
03.29.2023 EP 168: Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Meet Amidst Negotiations in K-12 Education 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
03.20.2023 EP 167: US educators organizing in spite of anti-union laws 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
03.10.2023 EP166: OECTA and OSSTF Annual Meetings 2023 Edition In this episode we address some of the major concerns facing teachers and education workers as delegates to both the Ontario English Catholic
02.22.2023 EP: 165: Youth Soccer in Canada In this episode, we speak with professional youth soccer coach Rob Arce about the importance of sport for the development of young people,
02.14.2023 EP 164: Artificial Intelligence in Education With the release of ChatGPT and many concerned about its significance in education, we are joined by Dr. Beyhan Farhadi, a Toronto District
01.31.2023 Episode 163: Teaching visual arts today In this episode we speak with Mary Joyce, a printmaker, painter, teacher and organizer who has experience writing arts curriculum about the principles
01.19.2023 Episode 162: The importance of arts education In this episode we interview Tiffany Chan, Artistic Director of the Windsor Dance eXperience Inc., a non-profit theatrical dance company dedicated to giving
01.10.2023 Episode 161: Preparing for future pandemics 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
01.03.2023 Episode 160: Reflecting on 2022 with Ontario CUPE education worker president Laura Walton In this New Year interview with CUPE’s Ontario School Board Council of Unions President Laura Walton we discuss the ways in which education
12.19.2022 Episode 159: Status for all! Experiences of families without status in the education system In this episode we interview families without immigration status in Canada and activists for the rights of those without status about their experiences
12.11.2022 Episode 158: Overview of ruling striking down Bill 124 in Ontario In this episode we get an overview from retired labour lawyer Kendal McKinney of the extensive ruling by an Ontario Superior Court justice
12.05.2022 Episode 157: CUPE-OSBCU Announcing Vote Results on Tentative Agreement In this episode, we are reproducing, in its entirety, the remarks of CUPE’s Ontario School Board Council of Unions press conference announcing the
11.30.2022 Episode 156: “We need more staff” – A supply educational assistant discusses what they are experiencing in schools in Ontario In this episode we speak with educational support staff about the current staffing crisis in Ontario schools and what is required in the
11.28.2022 Episode 155: BC Teachers Vote on Tentative Agreement In this episode, we interview a teacher in British Columbia on the tentative agreement being put to a vote November 28-30 in that
11.21.2022 Episode 154: CUPE-OSBCU President’s Remarks Announcing Tentative Agreement In this episode we are reproducing in their entirety the remarks of CUPE’s Ontario School Boards Council of Unions President Laura Walton announcing
11.14.2022 Episode 153: Alberta educators put new Premier on notice In this episode we are providing coverage of an important rally of Albertans held on October 22, 2022 in defence of the right
11.10.2022 Episode 152: Poetry for Remembrance This year we are marking remembrance day with a series of poems. The poems are from World War I, the Anti-fascist war in
11.05.2022 Episode 151: Ontario education workers launch indefinite province-wide political protest to defy government dictate In this episode we report on the defiance of Ontario education workers to draconian back-to-work legislation passed by the Ontario government and interview
10.24.2022 Episode 150: Cuba’s experience eliminating illiteracy In this special interview we speak with Miriam Almansa, a lifelong Cuban patriot and revolutionary, teacher and participant in Cuba’s literacy campaign some
10.20.2022 Episode 149: Professional judgement threatened in Alberta In this episode educators in Alberta discuss a recent survey issued by the government of Alberta concerning a new teacher code of conduct
10.18.2022 Episode 148: Negotiations in Ontario – “We are not willing to let this government or the courts dictate what schools will look like in the future.” In this episode we interview Laura Walton, President of the Ontario School Boards Council of Unions (OSBCU) about strike votes the union held
10.02.2022 Episode 147: Teaching about climate change This episode is part 4 of our series on the new Ontario de-streamed grade 9 science curriculum. In this part we interview Dr.
09.15.2022 Episode 146: New science curriculum in Ontario – Part 3 Grades 1-8 In this episode Teresa and Laura, two grade 1 teachers in Ontario go over changes of note in the new Ontario elementary science
08.29.2022 Episode 145: An update from Alberta – “Teachers are more ready than ever to work things out together” Schools in Alberta are set to open this week. In this episode we provide an update on developments in K-12 education in the
08.16.2022 Episode 144: “We are critical to the classroom” – Ontario educational support staff speak out In this episode we interview Tyler Campbell and Darlene Sawchuk, two local presidents of educational support staff unions in Ontario about the conditions
08.11.2022 Episode 143: The Engineering Design Process – New Ontario Science Curriculum – Part 2 In Part 2 of our series on the new Ontario Science Curriculum we interview engineer and secondary teacher Dana Chesnik about her experience
08.01.2022 Episode 142: New science curriculum in Ontario – Part 1 Grade 9 In this episode we review the new grade 9 de-streamed science course Snc1w. The curriculum and resources for the course from the Minister
07.10.2022 Episode 141: University and college students preparing for what lies ahead in Ontario In this episode we speak with representatives of the Canadian Federation of Students – Ontario who discuss their concerns for the coming year
06.27.2022 Episode 140: What the election of a PC majority in Ontario means for K-12 education In this episode we talk about what the recent election of a PC majority in Ontario means for K-12 education and educators. Below
06.10.2022 Episode 139 – Ontario education workers organizing to fight In this episode we catch up with Laura Walton, President of the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU), CUPE’s K-12 education division
05.31.2022 Episode 138: Ford government’s major education reforms in K-12 In this series reviewing the Ontario Ford government’s reforms in education since taking office we discuss some of the major reforms that took
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

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