Special education

What does the research say?

Special Education is a term used to describe the supports and programs for students who need extra support to allow them to be successful in school. In this section, you can find information about identifying students requiring special education support, how to access the available support, and tips for parents.

• 2012

  Special education report

  Special education review needed More students, higher student teacher ratios, caps on waiting lists Ontario’s auditor general and the Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario have been calling for changes to.

• 2011

  The measure of success: What really counts
  Annual report on Ontario schools, 2011

  People for Education, 2011. The report tracks programs and resources in schools, including things like special education waiting lists, percentages of schools with music teachers and teacher-librarians, fundraising amounts and.

• 2011

  Review of School Health Support Services

  Deloitte (Ontario), 2011 A review of services for children who cannot attend school without specialized health supports found the services are very valuable, but identified challenges with mandate and accountability,.

• 2011

  Special education in Ontario schools, 2011

  People for Education, 2011. This chapter from the Annual Report on Ontario’s Publicly Funded Schools 2011, includes research and analysis regarding special education in schools.

• 2010

  Follow-up report on special education

  Auditor General of Ontario, 2010. This follow up to the Auditor General’s 2008 report finds limited progress implementing recommendations.

• 2010

  A new goal for public education: Schools at the centre
  Annual report on Ontario’s publicly funded schools 2010

  People for Education, 2010. Using data from the People for Education Annual School Survey, as well as information from the EQAO, Statistics Canada and the Ontario Ministry of Education, this.

• 2009

  Wanted: A renewed vision for public education
  Annual report on Ontario’s publicly funded schools

  People for Education, 2009. The report tracks programs and resources in schools, including things like special education waiting lists, percentages of schools with music teachers and teacher-librarians, fundraising amounts and.

• 2009

  Auditor General Special Education Report:
  2009 — P4E synopsis

  People for Education, 2009 The Auditor General of Ontario wrote an important report on special education in  Dec. 2008.

• 2008

  Report on special education

  Auditor General of Ontario, 2008. The Auditor General found an array of concerns about the special education system, including issues of growing cost, concerns about communication with parents and lack.

• 2008

  The Annual Report on Ontario’s Public Schools, 2008

  People for Education’s Annual Report on Ontario’s Public Schools 2008 . .

• 2007

  Special Education in Schools, 2007

  This is a chapter from People for Education’s Annual Report 2007, talking about special education in schools. .

• 2007

  The annual report on Ontario’s public schools

  People for Education, 2007. The report tracks programs and resources in Ontario schools, looking at things like special education waiting lists, fundraising amounts, and whether schools have teacher-librarians, music teachers.

• 2002

  Ensuring success for students with special needs

  ETFO, 2002. This report is based on consultations from across Ontario.

• 2002

  Special education in schools

  People for Education, 2002. Five years after 1998 changes to the funding formula, tracking showed students stranded on waiting lists until their needs become so severe that they qualify for.