Ontario Announces Record $30.3 Billion in School Funding, but Teachers’ Unions Say It’s Not Enough

OSBCU: Ford's Status Quo Education Budget Fails Students, Parents, and Workers

TORONTO -- The Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU), representing over 57,000 frontline education workers, is raising serious concerns following the provincial government’s 2025 core education funding announcement, which continues to ignore the escalating crises in Ontario’s public education system.

Ontario announces record $30.3 billion in school funding, but teachers’ unions say it’s not enough

The Ontario government says it will provide a record $30.3 billion in funding for schools next year, as the province’s head of education promises to be 'relentless' in holding school boards accountable on their spending.

Ford government sends Ontario schools more money— and a warning

Ontario schools are getting a 3.2 per cent core funding increase to $30.3 billion and are told to spend it wisely — not on questionable trips like buying school art in Italy.