The OSBCU Calls for Real Investment After Ford Government's Deeply Inadequate Education Funding Announcement

Ford government boosts core education funding to deal with declining enrolment

Government is allocating almost $30.6B for the upcoming school year, up from about $30.3B this year, and it has also pledged $1.6B to build schools.

The OSBCU Calls for Real Investment After Ford Government's Deeply Inadequate Education Funding Announcement

TORONTO — The Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) is deeply disappointed by the Ford government’s 2026–27 Core Education Funding announcement released t…

The OSBCU calls for real investment after Ford government’s deeply inadequate education funding announcement

The Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) is deeply disappointed by the Ford government’s 2026–27 Core Education Funding announcement released today. At a time when Ontario’s publicly funded schools are facing an unprecedented staffing and funding crisis, this funding offers little more than austerity, uncertainty, and continued neglect for students and education workers.

Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario - Education funding falls well below inflation, failing students

The Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO) issued the following statement in response to the provincial government's 2026-27 core education funding announcement:

Ford leaving students behind with cuts to special education and mental health supports

Language English News Content: Ford leaving students behind with cuts to special education and mental health supports QUEEN’S PARK – Following the Minister of Education’s recent core education funding announcement which revealed more cuts, the NDP Shadow Minister of Education MPP Chandra Pasma (Ottawa West – Nepean) released the following statement. “This funding announcement is yet another cut disguised as an increase. Per-student funding is o…