Ontario justice education network articles
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Why Education Equity Should Include Climate Justice
Ask a young person about the top issues they care about. Climate change is one of them. Ask a teacher if they want to teach about climate...
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Ontario early childhood educators still waiting for promised 2024 wage increases
Ontario Registered Early Childhood Educators (RECEs) are still waiting for their promised 2024 wage increases and advocates say the delay is causing stress for workers and contributing to the ongoing staffing shortage. In November 2023, the Doug Ford government pledged to increase the minimum wage for RECEs to $23.86 an hour, a nearly $4-bump from what they were expected to get that year. The new wage floor would be implemented in 2024, officials said at the time, with additional $1 raises...
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Ontario Court of Justice says participants must state their 'preferred pronouns' during introduction
The Ontario court's chief justice announced on April 11 that 'when lawyers are introducing themselves, their client, a witness or another individual, they should provide the judge with each person’s name, title and pronouns.'