Ford government backs away from abolishing trustees in education overhaul | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The Ford government is backing down from its threat to abolish school board trustees in Ontario and will, instead, add limits to their spending, cap the largest boards at 12 members and change how the bureaucracy is managed. The Putting Student Achievement First Act, tabled by Education Minister Paul Calandra on Monday, changes how […]
Ontario school boards urge open conversation about future of trustees | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The organization representing Ontario’s school boards says it hasn’t had any communication with the Ford government over the future of elected trustees, as concerns about their potential abolition continue. The Ontario Public School Board Association said it’s listening closely to public comments made by Premier Doug Ford and his education minister about whether they […]
Ford government still ‘discussing’ whether or not to abolish trustees | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Doug Ford says he is still “discussing” whether or not to get rid of elected trustees in Ontario, signalling a final decision has not yet been made on his government’s overhaul of school boards. Speculation has percolated about the future of trustees for close to a year as Education Minister Paul Calandra embarks on […]