Last Tuesday, Education Minister Steven Lecce announced that the government was rolling back its requirements for larger class sizes and mandatory online classes.
A letter sent by the Avon Maitland District School Board may have had something to do with the recent concessions.
Before the announcement on March the 3rd, Lynette Geddes Chair, Avon Maitland District School Board says that the board had resolved to send a letter to the minister asking for them to be more truthful when talking to media.
The letter stated that for every dollar invested in education, an estimated return of $1.30 is brought back to the Ontario economy. The letter also noted that most Ontarians agree that education is an investment into Ontario’s future, and making cuts isn’t the way to go.
Geddes adds that if the cuts had gone through, specialized programs at local schools would have been cut since they wouldn’t have met the class size minimum requirements.
