US EditionOFL: Calandra’s Threat to Eliminate School Boards Is Deliberate Misdirection from the Government’s Failures
The Ontario Federation of Labour accuses the government of diverting attention from overcrowded classrooms and staff shortages by proposing to eliminate elected school boards.
- On Aug. 20, Paul Calandra told CBC he will eliminate trustees if outcomes improve, signaling changes to Ontario's school governance and potential expansion of province-wide powers.
- The Ontario Federation of Labour warned Calandra's proposal distracts from the Ford government’s failures, citing overcrowded classrooms, violence, staff shortages and crumbling infrastructure.
- With nearly 5,000 schools and over two million students, dismantling school boards would silence local voices and weaken community accountability, and David Mastin said, `So yes, parents will lose their voice`.
- Since the AMO exchange, education system leaders, provincial politicians and union leaders have condemned Calandra's plan, citing Manitoba's abandoned effort and Nova Scotia and Quebec's alternate models as warnings.
- The Ontario Federation of Labour called on Ontarians to demand investment in public education, advocating for smaller classes, more supports, and safer schools instead of centralizing control amid funding concerns.
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School boards back trustees after education minister sows doubt about their future
GUELPH – Local school boards are underscoring the value of trustees amid comments from the province’s education minister about cutting their roles. Minister Paul Calandra told CBC on Aug. 20 that he’ll get rid of trustees if it improves how school boards are run. If eliminating the positions improves education, he said, “then I’m gonna do it.” Upper Grand and Wellington Catholic school board officials say trustees improve education, accountabili…
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