Trinational Coalition in Defense of Public Education - Canada

10/09/2026

"Every municipal election, thousands of British Columbians carefully research who deserves their vote for mayor or councillor. Then they reach the school board section of the ballot, realize they don’t know a single name, and decide that vote doesn’t matter.

Some make random choices, while others skip it altogether.

It’s a problem, because the people elected as school ­trustees make decisions that affect almost all kids and teens in their community.

School trustees govern local school districts, and their decisions show up every day in classrooms. They hire and evaluate the superintendent, set financial priorities and district policies, and advocate for provincial funding.

They make decisions about anti-discrimination and inclusion, which programs get funded or cut, and whether aging schools get the upgrades they need. These decisions shape what students and educators experience every day..."

Read the full op-ed by President Carole Gordon in the Times Colonist: https://bit.ly/4ibtWYg

10/09/2026

Intercambio Magazine is back! After almost a year's absence, Intercambio's open journal page is working again. Visit it for key articles about the fight for public education across the Americas.

Revista Intercambio

08/19/2026

Reminder
The last issue Intercambio Magazine profiled findings from IDEA's continental-wide research project on the impact of the New Right in Public Education. Tomorrow's webinar features authors from this issue (simultaneous interpretation provided).
Link to the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89929003760...

08/10/2026

Featuring authors from Intercambio Magazine's most recent issue "The Policies of the New Right in Public Education: Resistance and Alternatives"
Link to the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89929003760?pwd=CmUYDIuVvCb6Xr0G3LFvxEoREC21Rb.1

Enlace/Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89929003760?pwd=CmUYDIuVvCb6Xr0G3LFvxEoREC21Rb.1

06/30/2026

06/10/2026

Webinaire sur L'impact sur l'éducation publique des interventions de l'administration de Trump aux Amériques avec des intervenants du syndicat des enseignant(e)s cubain(e)s, du syndicat des enseignant(e)s de Chicago et de la section mexicaine de la Coalition Trinationale pour la Défense de l'Éducation Publique. Voir ici:

L'impact sur l'éducation publique des interventions de l'administra...

06/10/2026

Yesterday we urged the government to make public education a top priority in BC Budget 2027. That means closing the inclusive education funding gap, recruiting and retaining more teachers, and investing in safe and supportive schools. BC students deserve fully funded schools.

06/10/2026

The Trinational's Spring webinar featured a stellar panel with the Cuban Teachers' Union President, the VP of the Chicago Teachers Union and the Coordinator of the Mexican Section of the Trinational Coalition commenting on the impact of Trump's policies on Public Education in the Americas and international teachers' resistance. Watch it here (also available in French): https://youtu.be/JMtwmLMkBcY

06/05/2026

Call for submissions for the upcoming issue of Intercambio on pedagogies of war and militarization.

The IDEA Network invites submissions for the upcoming issue of our bilingual magazine "Intercambio". For more details, please follow this link: http://idea-network.ca/en/?cat=5