Catholic Teachers

📍 SUDBURY STOOD STRONG! ❤️✊ Crowds rallied at Bell Park to demand the funding, staffing, & resources students need! Thank you, Sudbury, for showing what #OntEdUnited looks like & reminding the province that every student deserves a quality publicly funded education!

If you haven't been able to attend an info meeting & fear that you might miss out on doing so, you’re in luck: the upcoming York Unit meeting on November 3 is being made available to all #CatholicTeachers across Ontario, in-person & virtually! More info: bit.ly/4z9l4YF

📢 Attention #CatholicTeachers! A new Provincial Bargaining Update (PBU) has been released. #OECTA members, please check your personal email 📩 to read the PBU or visit the Members’ Portal at catholicteachers.ca👇 bit.ly/4us5e8V

📍 THUNDER BAY BROUGHT THE ENERGY! 📣❤️ Rain or shine, Northern Ontario knows how to stand together for students! Thank you, Thunder Bay, for your solidarity, your passion and your unwavering commitment to Ontario’s students! ✊ #OntEdUnited

With Queen’s Park back in session, #CatholicTeachers are lighting up the night in Toronto with a message for Doug Ford: our students deserve better, starting with real investment in #OntEd schools. #OurStudentsOurFuture

📍 TORONTO TURNED UP THE VOLUME! 📣🔥 Thousands of passionate voices came together at Queen’s Park to send a powerful message: #OntEd students cannot afford more underfunding. Thank you, Toronto, for showing up, and speaking out! We are #OntEdUnited!

📣 Early-career and experienced #CatholicTeachers: OTF wants to hear from you! Share your perspectives on the supports and challenges facing early-career teachers, and help inform efforts to strengthen teacher retention in Ontario. Complete the survey: bit.ly/4eeBtmD

📍 OTTAWA, YOUR VOICES WERE HEARD! 📣 The steps of Parliament Hill were filled with passion, solidarity and a shared determination to build a better future for Ontario’s students! Our collective voice is stronger than ever! ✊ #OntEdUnited

📍 LONDON SHOWED UP FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION! The energy at Victoria Park was undeniable! Teachers, education workers, families and community members came together with one powerful message: Ontario’s students deserve better! ✊❤️ #OntEdUnited

A HUGE thank you to Superior North, Northwest, Northeastern, and Kenora #CatholicTeachers for the virtual #solidarity shown at this week's strike vote meeting!💻✊ Let's continue this momentum in the fight for the future of publicly funded education, province-wide! #OntEd

Ontario inherited a world-class education system, but years of funding cuts have left #OntEd schools w/less supports & resources! Our students deserve better. It’s past time the Ford government meaningfully invested in publicly funded education! 🔗 bit.ly/4yOjn2y

Happy #MediaLitWk! #CatholicTeachers know first-hand that media literacy and critical thinking are vital skills for navigating our increasingly digitized world. #onted For anyone looking for helpful resources and events, check out @MediaSmarts' hub!👇 mediasmarts.ca/mlw-teachers-…

"We want students to thrive and to have the resources that they need to succeed." - OTF Table Officer Chris Cowley🎯 Our rallying message is clear: to demand meaningful investments and supports in publicly funded education across Ontario!✊ #OntEd bit.ly/4e2m3lD

"Every student deserves attention, patience, & an equal opportunity to succeed." - #CatholicTeachers Sudbury Secondary Unit Pres Jaime Suavé👏 This weekend's rally was a reminder that teachers & ed workers remain united in fighting for #OntEd schools!✊ bit.ly/4iFBYsG

Haven’t voted yet today? ✅ Make a plan to cast your ballot in your local Catholic school board trustee election. ✅ After you vote, take a selfie outside your poll to enter to win amazing prizes (check your inbox for details).

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It’s Election Day! Cast your vote in your local Catholic school board trustee election – and go that extra mile and bring a family member or friend to the polls. And don’t forget to take a selfie outside your poll after you vote to enter our contest (see email for details).

Students deserve the opportunity to thrive. Teachers needs the tools to help them. Schools must have the resources to make it possible. At Saturday’s rally in Toronto, @OECTAprez made it clear: Our students deserve better, & we will continue to fight for the supports they need!

Our voices are stronger, together! Thank you to all the #CatholicTeacher leadership who took to the mic yesterday, speaking before thousands of teachers, education workers, and community members across Ontario in support of publicly funded #OntEd!