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.

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06.27.2022

In this episode we talk about what the recent election of a PC majority in Ontario means for K-12 education and educators. Below

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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.
03.07.2021 Episode 88: Recognizing support staff on International Women’s Day We send our greetings to all those women who are in the front ranks of the fight for the right to education and
03.02.2021 Episode 87: Research on centralization and democracy in education In this episode we interview Chantal Mancini, PhD candidate at McMaster University’s School of Labour Studies who is researching the development of central
02.23.2021 Episode 86: Ramifications of changes to how teachers are hired in Ontario In this episode we talk with occasional teachers from Ontario about the ramifications of arbitrary changes made by the Ontario government to how
02.16.2021 Episode 85: Drawing a line in the sand for health & safety In this episode we speak with educators who are taking health and safety into their own hands as schools shift back face-to-face in
02.09.2021 Episode 84: Occasional teachers discuss their experiences as they keep the system afloat In this episode, recorded in December of 2020, secondary and elementary occasional teachers discuss their experiences during the pandemic. This is part 1
02.02.2021 Episode 83: Slavery, Reparations and Education – African Nova Scotia, Canada and Beyond In this episode we speak with Dr. Isaac Saney , Director of the Transition Year Program at Dalhousie University. Dr. Saney talks about
01.27.2021 Episode 82: What’s in a name? Affirming the dignity and role of support staff in education In this episode we discuss a proposal from grassroots educational support staff in Ontario to change the name of their union from the
01.20.2021 Episode 81: Adult day school teachers affirm the right to education during the pandemic – Part 2 In this episode adult day school teachers in Ontario teachers discuss how, during the pandemic, they have found ways to affirm their rights
01.14.2021 Episode 80: We need to figure out how to put our solutions into practice – An update from Québec In this episode we get an update on the situation in Québec with the pandemic and negotiations in education.
01.12.2021 Episode 79: “Things can’t go on in this way” – Alberta and Ontario in the midst of the second wave In this episode we catch up on the situation in Alberta and Ontario as of January 10, 2021.
01.05.2021 Episode 78: Adult day school teachers speak up – Part 1 In this first of a two part interview with adult day school teachers in Toronto we discuss the importance of adult day schools
12.31.2020 Episode 77: New year – big plans! Happy new year from the entire team at Education is a Right. Listen for our plans for the coming year! Thank you to
12.30.2020 Episode 76: Modern teaching methods in math and science In this episode we continue our conversation with Dr. Dougal Macdonald, Assistant Professor from the Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta,
12.21.2020 Episode 75 – “Back-to-basics” – Aims of changes to math curricula – Part 4 of 4 In this episode, we interview Dr. Dougal Macdonald, Assistant Professor from the Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta, about the overall
12.17.2020 Episode 74: Unions role in affirming the rights of educational support staff In this episode we speak with educational support staff and provincial union leaders Laura Walton, of Canadian Union of Public Employees Ontario and
12.10.2020 Episode 73: Why are governments allergic to public solutions to the pandemic? In this episode we follow-up with Dr. Shane Miersch about a antibody-based treatment for covid19 being developed at the University of Toronto and
12.08.2020 Episode 72: “We, teachers, have solutions” – An update from Quebec In this episode we get an update on the situation in K-12 education in Quebec. This episode was recorded on November 19, 2020
12.01.2020 Episode 71 – “We are doing all we can to hold on right now” – Secretaries and custodians discuss their work and concerns during the pandemic In this episode we interview two representatives of secretarial and custodial educational staff in Ontario about their work and how it has changed
11.25.2020 Episode 70 – COVID19 spreading in our schools – upholding our social responsibility while governments refuse In this episode we get updates from Alberta and Ontario in the midst of the spread of covid19 within schools in those two
11.17.2020 Episode 69: Social and emotional learning in Ontario’s new math curriculum In this episode we continue our discussion of the new math curriculum in Ontario with a focus on the strand called Social and
11.10.2020 Episode 68: Remembrance in Education This year Remembrance day takes place in the 75th anniversary year of the end of World War II. It will take place in
11.03.2020 Episode 67: “Protecting ourselves and our students” – Part 2 Educational support staff speak up This is part 2 of a roundtable with Educational Support Staff from Ontario speaking about their experiences and concerns during the re-opening of
10.27.2020 Episode 66: “Our kids have been forgotten” – Educational Support Staff Speak Up In this episode educational support staff from Ontario speak about their experiences during the re-opening of schools and what effect this is having
10.20.2020 Episode 65: Update from Nova Scotia and Quebec – Part 2 National Educators Roundtable In this episode educators from Nova Scotia and Quebec update us on developments in their provinces and how they are finding ways to
10.12.2020 Episode 64: Second National Educators Roundtable – Part 1 Alberta and Ontario In this episode educators from Alberta and Ontario provide an update on the state of education in the midst of the pandemic in
10.06.2020 Episode 63: Students speak about their first weeks of returning to school In this episode we follow-up with students after their first weeks of face-to-face and virtual school. We discuss what their experiences are like
09.27.2020 Episode 62: Honouring Residential School Survivors – Remember the past to create a better future – Orange Shirt Day 2020 This episode is focused on Every Child Matters in the context of Orange Shirt Day, September 30, 2020 a day to honour residential
09.24.2020 Episode 61: Cross Canada Roundtable on Re-opening of Schools – Part 2 BC and Ontario In this part 2 of our national roundtable on the re-opening of schools, educators from BC and Ontario discuss their experiences, concerns and
09.19.2020 Episode 60: Cross Canada Roundtable on Re-opening of Schools – Part 1 Quebec, Alberta and Nova Scotia In this episode you will hear from educators from Quebec, Alberta and Nova Scotia about the first days of the return to school
09.15.2020 Episode 59: Discussing fundamentals of Ontario’s new math curriculum – Part 2 of 4 In this episode we discuss some broader aspects of Ontario’s math curriculum such as the philosophy of education it is based on, de-streaming
09.04.2020 Episode 58: Ontario’s new math curriculum – Part 1 of 4 In this episode we begin a review of Ontario’s new elementary math curriculum. It is being rolled out this year as schools re-open.
09.01.2020 Episode 57: Outdoor Education: Ideas for Learning Outside – A Union School Podcast In this episode we are rebroadcasting a July 20 podcast from Union School Podcast created by the Elementary Teachers of Toronto Political Action
08.25.2020 Episode 56: Alberta and Ontario – Growing demands for a safe re-opening of schools In this episode two of our hosts provide an update on the growing demands in Alberta and Ontario for a safe re-opening of
08.18.2020 Episode 55: Reflecting on remote learning to look ahead to re-opening In this episode we speak with e-learning researcher and teacher Dr. Beyhan Farhadi about her own experiences during remote learning last year, her
08.06.2020 Episode 54: Students speak for themselves about the re-opening of schools In this episode we speak with four K-12 students from Ontario about their thoughts and concerns for the re-opening of schools. This podcast
08.04.2020 Episode 53: Science literacy and claims about transmission of sars-covi-2 in children In this episode we talk with Dr. Shane Miersch about science literacy. As provinces announce various different plans for the re-opening of schools,
07.29.2020 Episode 52: Health and safety and the re-opening of schools In this episode we discuss key aspects of health and safety legislation from Ontario and Alberta as well as the specific concerns of
07.18.2020 Episode 51: Surveying the global and provincial landscape for re-opening schools In this episode we survey the landscape across Canada for what provinces and territories are planning for school re-opening as well as international
07.10.2020 Episode 50: Experiences teaching in China when schools re-opened In this episode we catch up with Peter Miller, a teacher in Chongqing China who taught in China before during and after the
06.29.2020 Episode 49: Organizing in Ontario for a safe re-opening of schools In this episode we close out the academic year with an interview about organizing in Ontario to ensure a safe re-opening of schools.
06.23.2020 Episode 48: Educational interpreters discuss remote learning and re-opening In this episode educational interpreters discuss the vital role they play in schools and bring to light the problems remote learning poses for
06.17.2020 Episode 47: British Columbia’s re-opening of schools – Sharing experiences Across the country educators, parents and students are actively staking their claim for what re-opening should look like. By sharing our experiences in
06.03.2020 Episode 46: Teacher candidates in Ontario sum up their achievements In this episode representatives of the Ontario Teacher Candidates’ Council sum up their ongoing advocacy to provide a voice for student teachers in
05.26.2020 Episode 45: Public inquiry into human rights issues affecting students with reading disabilities in Ontario In this episode we interview Dr. Deborah Weston about the significance of the right to read and about the public inquiry taking place
05.19.2020 Episode 44: What re-opening schools actually looks like – Establishing our own “new normals” In this episode we speak with teachers from Quebec and western Canada about the opening of schools in Quebec and BC during the
05.10.2020 Episode 43: Thinking About Re-Opening Schools – Affirming our rights in a state of emergency In this episode we discuss the possibility of re-opening schools across Canada and the pressure to temper demands for a say over proper
05.05.2020 Episode 42: Engineering a Canadian treatment for Covid19 – The value created by public research In this episode we interview Dr. Shane Miersch, a University of Toronto researcher who is part of a team developing a treatment for

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