School Magazine: The Ford Government Is Cutting Billions of Dollars from Publicly-funded Education: Vote to Protect Public Education
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives has done some research into education funding. Their estimate is that compared to 2018-19, school boards have received $1,500 less per student. The result is billions of dollars lost to education in Ontario.
School Magazine: Fighting Apathy in Ontario’s Election – Why This Vote Matters More Than Ever
Schools are collapsing under the weight of underfunding, and the results are undeniable: children with Individual Education Plans (IEPs) not receiving the support they need, growing class sizes, and staff being stretched to their limits. These are not isolated issues. They are the direct result of seven years of cuts under Doug Ford.
School Magazine: Cracks Have Become Chasms as Ford Seeks to Tighten His Grip on Power
Living in Toronto as a teacher earning $50,000 a year is an impossible task. When rents are averaging $3,000 a month, how can we sustain the educators who build the next generation? And it’s not just education—across Ontario, finding a family doctor feels like winning the lottery. ERs are closing, buildings are crumbling, and the systems that should protect us are collapsing.
The Local: A Long-Brewing Crisis in Special Education
Parents and teachers say schools are underfunded and understaffed, kids are being “abandoned” in mainstream classrooms in the name of inclusion, and neither the TDSB nor the province will take responsibility.
CP24: More Ontario School Boards in Deficit, Using Reserves - Ministry Documents
An increasing number of Ontario school boards are reporting deficits and are using or even depleting their reserves, according to internal Ministry of Education briefing documents.
It’s Back to School and Back to the Fight for Fair Funding!
Students thrive when they’re back at school with their peers learning the skills that they need to succeed. Our schools offer so much to our learners, but there are serious problems that can only be solved through adequate funding
The Local: How Decades of Underfunding Eroded Toronto’s Schools
In the largest city in one of the richest countries, Toronto's public school system should be world class. So why are students heading back to school in crumbling buildings without enough staff to meet their needs?
Simcoe Reformer: Bites. Bruises. Tears: What Unions Are Saying About the Growing Violence in Schools
Educators crying in their cars, trying to convince themselves they can get through another day. Bite marks, bruises, and the daily fear of violence from the elementary students they teach.
The London Free Press: Thames Valley Board Eyes 124 Job Cuts To Reduce Projected $18M Deficit
The Thames Valley District school board is contemplating cutting 124 jobs to reduce its projected budget deficit to $7.6 million from $18 million forecast in February.
Inside Halton: ‘I’ve Never Seen This Board in This Position Before’: Halton District School Board Looking at Millions in Budget Cuts
HDSB in a deficit position and looking at decreases to student resources and supports.