Do Ontario Schools Need to Go Back to Basics? | The Agenda

The Ontario government has introduced Bill 98, the Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, which gives the ministry more power over school boards. Mike Ramsay, school trustee for Waterloo Region District School Board and Cathy Abraham, president of Ontario Public School Boards' Association, join Steve Paikin to give their response to the bill.

00:00 Intro
00:45 Reaction to bill 98
04:09 No consultation
04:42 What happens to school property?
07:20 Parental concerns
08:22 Back to basics?
11:00 Picking priorities
14:02 Losing focus
15:52 Hiring more teachers
17:21 Training
19:20 Power grab?
20:46 Protecting minority students

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