This is World Teachers' Day

    Thursday, 5 October 2023 12:00

    By Tonya Organ

    This year’s theme is “The Teachers We Need for the Education We Want: The Global Imperative to Reverse the Teacher Shortage.” 

    Today is World Teachers’ Day, and this year’s theme is “The Teachers We Need for the Education We Want: The Global Imperative to Reverse the Teacher Shortage.” 

    The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizations (UNESCO) established World Teachers’ Day in 1994. Newfoundland and Labrador has more than 5,600 teachers who work in classroom settings and administrative roles in the province’s school system. 

     

     

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