(Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra) has been hinting at changes to the system for quite some time, with the province putting multiple boards under supervision in recent months.

Last fall, a new Ontario law gave the education minister more latitude to take over school boards. It arrived after high-profile cases of misspending, including one board’s approval of a $40,000 administrator retreat to Toronto and another’s $100,000-plus art-buying trip to Italy.

Other boards have come under his fire for their financial decision-making.

Critics have decried the minister’s actions as politically driven, saying most boards are struggling financially due to chronic provincial underfunding.

  • CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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    3 months ago

    require “attendance and participation” to be part of the final mark for students in Grades 9 through Grade 12

    Compliance is the point, not learning.

    government is planning to mandate teachers use approved learning resources, such as lesson plans, teacher guides and digital interactive tools

    Groupthink will now be mandatory.