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Investing in education pays off
A new report from the Conference Board of Canada has found that investing in public education produces a direct pay off to the economy. Researchers at the Conference Board used data from Statistics Canada to examine the economic impact of public education. Their analysis produced three main findings: Every dollar spent on public education generates $1.30 in […]
Pickets each Friday at PC MPP offices
No Cuts to Education Picket – Office of MPP Stan Cho Friday from 16:30-17:45 111 Sheppard Ave W, North York, ON M2N 1M
Crude cutbacks consultation … an extremely alarming Bay Street framework
Ford’s Minister of Education dispatched the following “Education Consultation” to school boards mid-November providing a mere four-week response window. The framework of the questionaire is seen as seriously alarming. Consider this section of the document: “Education partners are being provided with an opportunity to submit feedback about education funding, through electronic submissions, on the […]
new MPP candidates pledge to fix schools
Ready for the Ontario elections, are you?
We are going to the polls on June 7th. Are you ready? Is your MPP and the competing MPP candidates willing to commit to fixing Ontario’s schools? Not sure? Ask each one of them. And refer them to our Info for MPP Candidates and Pledge form. Each downloadable from the home pate of this […]
Liberals: $3 billion to save crumbling schools
Noted economist Hugh Mackenzie has revealed that $3 billion per year is needed to repair, maintain and rebuild Ontario’s schools. His comprehensive report shows that Ontario is faced with $15.9 billion of disrepair that has been allowed to accumulate in our schools over the last 20 years. $3 billion per year is over double current […]
Report: “gross underfunding”
As far back as 2002, a $5.6 billion repair backlog existed in Ontario’s publicly funded schools. Today, there is $15.9 billion of disrepair in the buildings where 2 million Ontario children spend their days. At Queens Park Media Studio 10am Tues, Nov 14 2017 economist Hugh Mackenzie will release his report entitled, “Ontario’s deteriorating schools […]
The racialization of poverty
SCHOOLS ARE NOT POWERLESS TO ADDRESS RACIAL DISPARITIES As schools learn more about poverty and race, they should be careful not to let that lead to a culture of fatalism SACHIN MAHARAJ STAR TOUCH When Donna Quan resigned as director of the Toronto District School Board to become an adjunct professor at York University’s faculty […]
Schools grossly underfunded
“The Ministry of Education needs $1.4 billion per year to maintain schools in a state of good repair. However, actual annual funding in the last five years has ranged from $150 million to $500 million.” – 2015 Auditor-General Report Take action, send a letter to your MPP. Fix our Schools!