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I was just reading the Ontario news release:

https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1007286/ontario-introduces-legislation-to-hold-school-boards-accountable-and-support-student-achievement#

Without taking issue with the whole document, the subhead did raise my eyebrows. It states "Proposed changes would...direct every dollar into classrooms." This is hyperbolic nonsense. It sounds good, but all kinds of education spending does not go to the classroom. What about the salaries of the supervisors who are helping Calandra cover up constant underfunding of the system, hmm?

#OnPoli #OntEd

"Paul Calandra aspires to be the Viktor Orbán of Ontario's publicy funded schools" - DIscuss. 🤔

#OnPoli #OntEd #DougFord

To quote from an OSSTF facebook post I just saw:

"The government is choosing distraction over solutions.

Shifting to CEOs with no background in education is not reform. It is corporatization.

And it will not fix overcrowded classrooms, rising violence, or the lack of supports students need."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-school-board-legislation-9.7161639

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My first reaction: I worked at the Ministry of Education for almost thirty years, so know from experience that giving legislation titles like "Putting Student Achievement First Act" means the Bill is about none of those things. Its purpose is not to prioritize students or student achievement. Rather, it is trying to solve the problem of school boards pointing out that the provincial govt is undermining education by grossly underfunding it. 1/3