The Fix Our Schools Pledge: An Important Part of the June 2018 Provincial Election

How on earth was $15.9-billion of disrepair allowed to accumulate in Ontario’s publicly funded schools? And how on earth can any provincial government that is responsible for publicly funded schools not have any metrics in place to measure important elements of our children’s learning environments such as classroom temperature, air quality, water quality, lunchrooms, and rodents/vermin? Those questions were top of mind when we developed the Fix Our Schools Pledge campaign leading up to the June 2018 Ontario election.

A strategic and compelling social media campaign on Twitter and Facebook was a key part of the Fix Our Schools Pledge Campaign

Thanks to our partnership with Campaign for Public Education, billboards across the province helped build momentum in the Fix Our Schools Pledge Campaign.

We’re proud to say that we convinced over 200 provincial candidates to sign the Fix Our Schools Pledge. We’re even more proud that of those candidates, 58 of all Ontario MPPs elected in June committed to developing a standard of good repair for Ontario schools and to providing the adequate, stable funding needed to ensure that all Ontario schools meet this new standard by 2022. This represents a tangible way we can hold our elected representatives accountable to Fixing Ontario Schools!

Some notable elected MPPs signed the Fix Our Schools Pledge…

MPP Lisa Thompson, Minister of Education

MPP Marit Stiles, Education Critic and MPP Peggy Sattler, Former Education Critic and Economic Development Critic

MPP Bhutila Karpoche, first person of Tibetan descent ever elected to public office in North America.

MPP John Fraser, Interim Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party

MPP Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing

Interested in seeing if your MPP made this personal commitment to safe, healthy, well-maintained school buildings by signing the Fix Our Schools Pledge? CLICK HERE