Our focus will remain on ensuring all publicly funded schools in this province are safe, healthy, well-maintained buildings and that the $15.9-billion of disrepair in Ontario’s schools is quickly eliminated. However, we are very mindful that there are many other issues in Ontario’s publicly funded education system that may interest you.
Education Minister Thompson announced many funding cuts to public education on Friday, March 15. Doug Ford’s government is scheduled to release the provincial budget on April 11, 2019. To help you stay apprised of what is going on in publicly funded education in Ontario, we wanted to share the following resource with you:
Ontario Families for Public Education (OFPE)
This is a group of parents in Ontario who got together in online discussions earlier this year after hearing that our provincial government may lift kindergarten classroom caps. They formed this group on Facebook as a place for all Ontario parents to get plain language updates of how government cuts will affect their children’s educations. Their Facebook page also provides opportunities for dialogue and organizing. Fix Our Schools encourages you to engage with OFPE and follow their work.
