Ontario Minister of Education Stephen Lecce is scheduled to introduce legislation Monday that will “refocus the education system on improving outcomes for students,” a release said.
The tabling of the legislation follows an announcement he made Sunday that the government will invest $180 million in boosting math and literacy in schools. That includes bringing in about 1,000 new educators.
“We are getting back to the basics, because that’s what matters most when it comes to students’ skills with reading, writing and math,” Lecce said in a release Sunday.
Student Proficiency in Ontario
Less than half (47 percent) of Ontario’s Grade 6 students met the provincial standard for math in 2021–2022, according to the government’s Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO). Grade 6 testing results are used to represent the “junior division” in schools….