Fees and fundraising

Publicly-funded schools are required to provide all of the essential learning materials students need to learn, but most schools also engage in fundraising activities, and high school students are asked to pay annual student fees. In this section, you can find information, research, and lively discussions about fees and fundraising.

  1. York falls in line on school fundraising (Education in the news)

  2. Ministry of Education: Guideline for school fundraising (Ontario Government Policy Documents & Guides)

  3. Province’s new school fundraising rules don’t address rich/poor gap, say critics (Education in the news)

  4. Who has final control of the money that school councils fundraise? Janet S. (FAQ)

  5. Do parents have the right to see a school’s budget? B.W. (FAQ)

  6. Notes from conference 2011: Public school. Private money (P4E Events)

  7. People for Education response to Minstry of Education draft fundraising guidelines (Ontario Government Policy Documents & Guides)

  8. People for Education responds to new fundraising guidelines (P4E news and views)

  9. School boards must take charge of funds (P4E news and views)

  10. The measure of success: What really counts
    Annual report on Ontario schools, 2011 (P4E Reports)

  11. Fundraising and fees in Toronto schools (P4E news and views)

  12. Fees, fundraising and equity in the TDSB (Report)

  13. Fees and fundraising in Ontario schools, 2011 (P4E Reports)

  14. Newsletter P4E – May 2011 (Newsletter)

  15. New fee guidelines released by the Ministry of Education (P4E news and views)

  16. Newsletter P4E – March 2011 (Newsletter)

  17. Report on Fees in High Schools, 2011 (P4E Reports)

  18. Newsletter P4E – Jan 2011 (Newsletter)

  19. Newsletter P4E – Sept 2010 (Newsletter)

  20. Connecting with community and creating welcoming schools
    School council report 2010 (P4E Reports)

  21. Fees and Fundraising in Schools, 2010 (P4E Reports)

  22. A new goal for public education: Schools at the centre
    Annual report on Ontario’s publicly funded schools 2010 (P4E Reports)

  23. Newsletter P4E – Jan 2010 (Newsletter)

  24. Wanted: A renewed vision for public education
    Annual report on Ontario’s publicly funded schools (P4E Reports)

  25. Fees and Fundraising in Schools, 2008 (P4E Reports)

  26. The Annual Report on Ontario’s Public Schools, 2008 (P4E Reports)

  27. Newsletter P4E – Sept 2007 (Newsletter)

  28. Fees in Ontario secondary schools, 2007 (P4E Reports)

  29. The annual report on Ontario’s public schools (P4E Reports)

  30. Fundraising Poll Results, 2007 (P4E Reports)