Luke McPherson
@lukemteacher
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Elementary school educator. Views and opinions are my own. Likes don't = endorsement.
London, ON
Joined November 2011
Here's a piece of literature by me, suitable for seventeen-year-olds in Alberta schools, unlike -- we are told -- The Handmaid's Tale. (Sorry, kids; your Minister of Education thinks you are stupid babies.) John and Mary were both very, very good children. They never picked
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I'm 'meh' on trustees. Known a few good ones, and lots of bad. But collectively, they are paid far less than $10 million a year. Fire them all, and we still have more than a $6 billion deficit thanks to @fordnation. Parents need to focus on the real issue - cuts. #onted
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"I don't see a world in which these boards are returned to trustees any time soon" Ontario Education Minister @PaulCalandra tells Deb Hutton @millandmaitmom. Listen to the full interview here: https://t.co/9ywVsDP9RY
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As students return to school, our government is providing historic funding and opening a record 41 new and expanded schools this fall. Our goal is clear: to provide students with the opportunity to succeed and grow, and ensure teachers have the resources they need to inspire
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Grants for student needs have been underfunded to the tune of more than $6 billion during the time of the @fordnation govt. #onted
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Ontario’s teachers do incredible work every day. As Minister of Education, I’m focused on supporting educators to ensure they have the resources they need to inspire learning and help students thrive. @NEWSTALK1010
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Things feel haphazard at your child's school this year? Make no mistake, under @fordnation it's going to get worse. Ontario has underfunded schools by $6.3 billion since 2018;url= https://t.co/edJjo2Y7ig
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The 2025 Ontario budget has lots of big numbers, but fails to address funding shortfalls in core program areas. CCPA’s same-day budget analysis examined the broad trend, and in an article for The...
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The suggestion that @fordnation and his govt care about corruption or misconduct by trustees or anyone else is laughable. This is simply a move to hide the dramatic underfunding of the last decade. If they control the board, they control the message. #onted
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The current school board governance structure is based on an outdated system that needs to be modernized. All options are on the table as we focus on providing students with better outcomes and certainty. @BenMulroney @am640
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I hope future trustees (if there are any) will spend less time glad-handing MPPs actively defunding the Ed. system, and more time actually standing up for students and families. #onted
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https://t.co/0X74dlWkb5
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Ontario's education minister says the way schools are governed in the province is "outdated" and that, as he pursues a review, he's open to eliminating elected trustees altogether.
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It's nice to see the trustees as a group picking up the fight now that their power is being threatened. However, as the graph shows, this has been a problem for many years and this info isn't new. Why have they been playing nice with the #fordnation govt all that time? #onted
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Yes, Frank Benedetto is the TCDSB Supervisor, let’s see how many donations he’s made to the PC Party! 👀 #topoli #onpoli #onted.
@normsworld The supervisor for TCDSB is from Jim Flaherty/McCarthys law firm.
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I'm sure this will turn up endless examples of trustees spending too much on lunch! (Meanwhile, @fordnation cuts $20-35 000 per a single classroom each year.) #onted
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Our government is taking decisive and necessary action to ensure our education system remains focused on what matters most: helping students succeed. We’re appointing supervisors to four more boards to get them back on track.
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So very on-brand of @fordnation to starve the education system for a decade and, just as parents start to figure out what's happening, swoop in to hide the evidence. #onted
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#Breaking: Ford government takes over four school boards — including Toronto public and Catholic — over alleged financial mismanagement
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mvP. Pascal Siakam has been named Eastern Conference Finals MVP and the recipient of the Larry Bird Trophy ⭐️
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First of many Reichstag fire moments for a would-be dictator if Americans let him get away with it.
Trump announces more tariffs on Canada and says, "The only thing that makes sense is for Canada to become our cherished Fifty First State."
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📢 "This government has failed public education." – @ETFOpresident on @TheAgenda with @spaikin. 🔹 The former Minister of Education refused to meet with #ETFO and frontline educators. The lack of dialogue is problematic. 🔹Tens of thousands of certified teachers in Ontario have
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My favorite Murray Sinclair quote: "My answer has always been: Why can't you always remember this? Because this is about memorializing those people who have been the victims of a great wrong. "
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"My answer has always been: Why can't you always remember this? Because this is about memorializing those people who have been the victims of a great wrong."
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I don't believe in heroes, but Murray Sinclair is about as close as you get. RIP.
Remembering a powerful voice for justice and reconciliation. Murray Sinclair, the Anishinaabe senator and Manitoba lawyer who led the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, has died at age 73—more about his life tonight on APTN National News. Watch live here:
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