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Ontario teachers union hands out awards for activism, not math or science

The ETFO has handed out more than a dozen awards but not one recognized classroom excellence in teaching math, literacy, science or pedagogy without emphasizing a progressive activist lens.

Melanie Bennet
Aug 27, 2025
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The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (EFTO) has handed out more than a dozen awards but not one recognized classroom excellence in teaching math, literacy, science or pedagogy without emphasizing a progressive activist lens.

This month, the union announced its 2024–25 award recipients, honouring “outstanding contributio…

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Investigative journalist with Juno News covering how ideology reshapes education, policy, and culture. I report the stories legacy media won't. melanie (at) junonews (dot) com
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