Doug Ford\u2019s deep cuts to students and classrooms, announced Friday, will mean thousands fewer teachers, bigger class sizes, and less help for every student. NDP Education critic Marit Stiles said the Official Opposition will oppose the callous cuts to children and learning.<\/p>\n
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The Ford Conservatives\u2019 new scheme for children includes raising caps on class sizes starting in Grade 4, forcing high-school students to take at least four of their classes online instead of with a classroom teacher, and slashing $250 million from the education budget, every year. By the end of Doug Ford\u2019s term, he will rip more than $1 billion away from children and their classrooms.<\/p>\n
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With this scheme, Ford will cut 10,000 or more teacher and educator jobs.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThere will be more kids in every class, and fewer adults in every school,\u201d said Stiles. \u201cStudents at all grade levels are already in crowded classrooms. Teachers are stretched thin, and that means students are often not getting the help they need to excel.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe know that when class sizes will get bigger, student learning and student achievement can suffer. By taking away one-on-one attention, Ford is making the future a little bleaker for a lot of kids.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The news comes just as the Ford Conservatives\u2019 callous cuts to autism supports will send an influx of children with autism into the classroom full-time starting April 1. The announcement was silent on supports for students with additional needs, like students with autism.<\/p>\n
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Friday\u2019s announcement also ignored $16-billion worth of repairs being ignored right now, from leaky roofs to broken windows and lead in the drinking fountains.<\/p>\n
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\u201cKids in Ontario deserve more opportunities, not fewer,\u201d said Stiles. \u201cWe can have a world-class education system in this province, but we need to invest in children and their future, not make cuts on the back of our kids.\u201d<\/p>\n
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SOURCE – NDP Education critic Marit Stiles<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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