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2010-02-16 at 17:21

Meeting examines public education

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Ontario’s education system has been struggling with declining enrolments, aging schools and tight budgets.

Now, an education advocacy group is in Thunder Bay Tuesday night to discuss potential changes to the school system.

The Toronto-based People for Education is hosting a public meeting to analyze the future of publicly funded schools in the province. The session will look at the way school boards are operating and how students are being assessed in a changing era.

The meeting is part of a provincial initiative to build a fresh vision for Ontario's education system that works in the 21st century. Executive Director Annie Kidder says changes need to be made to make sure students get the most out of their schooling.

The meeting is being held at the Thunder Bay Boys and Girls Club on Windsor Street from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Click here to submit a letter to the editor.

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panzerIV says:
Ontario schools have to embrace technology, in all forms. In many schools the computer and other software is severely outdated and put children at a disadvantage. Smart boards, projectors and new computers will help to advance children into the future and the ability to use programs such as word, excel and power point will make them more employable. Changing the way high school manditory and optional courses are run could help someone decide what they would like to do in life. While it is important to learn math skills, English and be physically active there is also a huge need for trades people. In the next 10 year 1 million jobs are going to become available with people retiring causing a huge need in these sectors. Currently the rate between working and retired workers is 16:1 but when the baby boomers retire this becomes 4:1 which places a huge burden on my age group. Our economy will shrink due to lack of workers but wages will increase with fighting for workers between companies. A program like the russians have where people are payed to have babies is going to be necessary to keep Canada's population from completely going under as the birth rate it 1.6 per couple.
2/16/2010 11:11:30 PM
commonsense says:
On a recent visit to the U.S. made new American friends who were anxious to learn about our public Health care system. Next, our public education. They were surprised to learn, that in a city of our size we funded public schools, separate schools, french schools, french catholic and a First Nations school. Of course all have boards, board offices, bus systems, school buildings. With our declining number of children, how can we afford it all? Are the learning needs of the children being put first with so much infrastructure and costs?
2/17/2010 12:03:18 AM
thebard says:
Commonsense: You are onto something. 80% of education costs are salaries. Fewer students should mean lower staffing requirements, resulting in lower costs. In theory, we should be paying lower education taxes on our bill. But that never happens.

Quite the opposite, the teachers have become one of the most powerful organizations in the province, setting Government policy, and rich enough to buy the Toronto Maple Leaf hockey franchise, or anything else they desire.

2/17/2010 11:48:49 AM
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