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Ontario Elementary Teachers to Get $750 Spending Accounts for Classroom Supplies
Ontario provides elementary teachers $750 annually via a new website to directly purchase classroom supplies, aiming to reduce out-of-pocket spending, officials said.
- Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Education Minister Paul Calandra announced $750 in annual funding for classroom supplies for elementary teachers, accessible through a new provincial website starting in September.
- Premier Doug Ford stated the initiative aims to end teachers paying out of pocket for supplies, noting educators have told him, "Give me the tools I need."
- Teachers from Kindergarten to Grade 8 will receive a survey today to identify supplies for the ordering website, which will stock writing tools, calculators, arts and crafts materials, and tissues.
- David Mastin, president of the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario, criticized the plan, arguing the government refuses to address chronic underfunding forcing teachers to subsidize classrooms.
- This funding marks one of the first budget announcements ahead of the 2026 budget release on March 26; Education Minister Calandra said he would consider expanding the policy to secondary teachers.
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Each teacher from Kindergarten to Grade 8 in Ontario will be entitled to a $750 per year card for supplies beginning in September.
·Montreal, Canada
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‘Those days are done:’ Doug Ford says elementary teachers will no longer have to pay out of pocket for supplies
Ontario elementary school teachers will no longer have to pay out of pocket for classroom supplies and will soon have access to an annual $750 spending account to cover the cost, Premier Doug Ford says.
·Canada
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