Dec 16, 2018 @ 06:33<\/b><\/p>\n
Doug Ford has taken the axe to schools and education funding, even before his sham of a consultation is complete.<\/p>\n
In a series of memos sent to school boards Friday night, the Ford government announced deep, callous cuts to Education Program (EPO) grants. Funding envelopes that have been eliminated entirely include the Daily Physical Activity for elementary school students and the Physical Activity for Secondary Students (PASS) grant, Tutors in the Classroom, and supports for racialized youth.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese cuts are going to be deeply felt by students,\u201d said NDP Education critic Marit Stiles. \u201cDoug Ford\u2019s cuts in classrooms are callous, and will only make the education and learning outcome challenges Ontario is facing even worse.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dozens of memos were sent to school boards after hours on Friday, outlining funding that will continue, funding that will be cut, and funding that\u2019s entirely eliminated \u2014 although more than a dozen existing program envelopes are still uncertain, including funding for special needs students, which already struggled with cuts and underfunding under the Liberal government.<\/p>\n
The memos arrived 24 hours before Ford\u2019s fake public consultation was even slated to end.<\/p>\n
\u201cDoug Ford was never serious about consulting with students, parent and educators to improve education,\u201d said Stiles \u201cHe couldn\u2019t even make it all the way to the deadline before plowing ahead with his plans to cut.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe may have thought he was being sneaky by making these cuts in the dead of a Friday night, but he won\u2019t be able to hide the pain and disappointment students, teachers, educators and parents will feel as a result.\u201d<\/p>\n
The full list of reduced and cancelled funding is still being tallied among dozens of separate memos to each school board, but Stiles said the NDP will be fighting every cut.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is not a price our children should have to pay,\u201d said Stiles. \u201cThey deserve better. They deserve more opportunities and resources, not less.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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