Nice to read an article that gets it right every now and again; pity it wasn't on the front page of the Star, Globe or other "mainstream" paper, so that the public might be a little more informed...
Two billion dollars can be saved in education right now. Here's how: 1) eliminate the misleading sacred cow used only for political gain that is the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test -- stay tuned for installment number three; 2) put an end to ludicrously expensive technology and food services contracts, whose dividends are of embarrassingly low quality; 3) put an end to ludicrously expensive maintenance contracts imposed on the board by the Ministry of Education (yes, the $143 pencil sharpeners were $143 because of a Ministry-imposed contract); 4) incentivize retirement so that eligible teachers move on, and younger (cheaper) teachers can replace them; 5) avoid lengthy, expensive legal battles that inevitably follow unconstitutional, destructive gaffes like the misnamed Putting Students First Act, or Bill 115.
Click here for the complete article.
Hopefully Ms. Wynne will read through at least the above section of the article, so that her party can save the $ it needs to fund much needed tax breaks for businesses and the wealthy!
Hopefully Ms. Wynne will read through at least the above section of the article, so that her party can save the $ it needs to fund much needed tax breaks for businesses and the wealthy!
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