Students are being forgotten about in classrooms, schools are sending kids with disabilities home, and school board Trustees are being removed and replaced with representatives from the government. These are ongoing issues in Ontario's publicly funded education system. How are these changes from the current government to cut funds to school boards and special education departments affecting students, teachers, and parents? Joeita Gupta seeks out the answers in this two-part episode. In part 1, Joeita spoke with David Lepofsky, chair of the Toronto District School Board Special Education Committee. We also heard from Nora Green, a representative of Inclusion Action Ontario and a parent to two children with disabilities. This time, Joeita sits with two employees at Ontario school boards to get a better idea of how these changes affect classrooms and class ratios, and hears what needs to change at the government level to positively impact classrooms. Martha Hradowy, President of Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation and education worker, shares how some of her members have reacted to these changes, and gives us insights into how school board budgets work. David Lepofsky urges you to write to premier@ontario.ca and tell them to reinstate school board trustees to maintain local democracy in Ontario’s public education system. For more information, visit aodaalliance.org/education
Students are being forgotten about in classrooms, schools are sending kids with disabilities home, and school board Trustees are being removed and replaced with representatives from the government. These are ongoing issues in Ontario's publicly funded education system. How are these changes from the current government to cut funds to school boards and special education departments affecting students, teachers, and parents?
Joeita Gupta seeks out the answers in this two-part episode.
In part 1, Joeita spoke with David Lepofsky, chair of the Toronto District School Board Special Education Committee. We also heard from Nora Green, a representative of Inclusion Action Ontario and a parent to two children with disabilities.
This time, Joeita sits with two employees at Ontario school boards to get a better idea of how these changes affect classrooms and class ratios, and hears what needs to change at the government level to positively impact classrooms.
Martha Hradowy, President of Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation and education worker, shares how some of her members have reacted to these changes, and gives us insights into how school board budgets work.
David Lepofsky urges you to write to premier@ontario.ca and tell them to reinstate school board trustees to maintain local democracy in Ontario’s public education system. For more information, visit aodaalliance.org/education