Funding
Funding for schools is determined through a funding formula developed by the Ministry of Education. In this section, you can find more information about how schools are funded and some of the challenges schools and boards face in working within the funding formula.
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Students missing essential arts education and enrichment
New report shows high income schools have stronger arts programs
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Ontario Progressive Conservative education platform
Ontario’s Progressive Conservative party has released its education platform, Preparing Students for the Challenges of the Twenty-first Century.
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Sep 06
People for Education’s presentation to the Legislative Committee on Bill 115
People for Education is an independent, non-partisan organization working to support public education in Ontario’s English, French and Catholic schools. We provide support to parents, conduct research on education issues
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Consultation limited for new education bill
Bill includes significant shift in power over education
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Aug 23
Letter to MPPs from Ontario’s French, Catholic and Public School Board Associations
School boards have raised a number of concerns about proposed education legislation.
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Aug 20
La vérité sur la « crise » dans l’éducation
La semaine dernière, dans les médias et ailleurs, les discussions entre la province, les enseignants et les conseils scolaires ont fait couler beaucoup d’encre. Toutefois, certaines informations induisent quelque peu
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Aug 17
New education legislation proposed
What rights will the new Act give the province? The proposed legislation gives the government legal rights it did not have before – to impose contracts, ban strikes and lock-outs (and even
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The truth about the “crisis” in education
There has been a lot of talk in the media in the last week about discussions between the province, teachers and school boards. In some cases the information has been
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Mar 30
What will this year’s budget mean for schools?
Education won’t be hit as hard as some other sectors, but it will be hit nonetheless, and there are a number of hard choices ahead. People for Education has analyzed the possible impact of some of the coming changes to funding and policy.
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Mar 27
Education funding cut in 2012 budget
There will be substantial changes in education over the next three years, as a result of Ontario's 2012 budget.
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Feb 15
Drummond recommends steep cuts in education
Don Drummond’s report on Ontario’s public services recommends massive change, including significant cuts in education.
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Feb 11
Drummond report may recommend changes to education
Economist Don Drummond’s recommendations for reforms to Ontario’s public policy to be released on February 15, may include cuts to all-day kindergarten and changes to class size caps.
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Jan 09
Education funding for 2012: “The party’s over.”
The economic downturn, the $16 billion provincial deficit and a new report from Don Drummond will drive changes in every Ontario ministry - including education. Funding for education will be protected to some extent, but not completely.
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Sep 25
Candidates go to school
The Education Day debate in Owen Sound focused on school closings.
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Apr 01
Ontario’s education funding for 2011/12
On March 31, 2011, Ontario's Ministry of Education announced details of education funding for 2011/12. The funding, which is mostly earmarked for the Grants for Student Needs (GSN), includes some increases and some cuts.
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School closings report
People for Education 2009A 2009 People for Education report shows that school closings will increase every year for at least the next three years.
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Oct 29
Can we have an adult conversation about taxes?
Hugh Mackenzie, economist and past People for Education board member, explains why paying taxes is important for all of us.