Education funding
Ontario’s Education Funding for the 2021-22 school year
Basic funding for education in Ontario will not increase for the coming year, despite increases in enrolment, salaries, and inflation.
Changes needed to funding for education in Ontario
The provincial education funding formula needs updates and funding to ensure all students have a chance for success.
Ontario launches consultations on education funding
The province has launched consultations on education funding for the 2021-22 school year, focused on things like COVID response, Online learning, Secondary class size, and the use of outdated census data.
Province announces changes to education policy/funding
E-learning policy and class size funding to be revised
Province cuts $1 million from funding for parent engagement projects
Ontario has reduced funding and changed the process so that parents groups can no longer apply for funding to support parent involvement.
Politics, class size, and political “announcements” – is there any real change?
What's the reality about changes to funding and class size in Ontario high schools?
CP24: Ontario schools relying on fundraising creates inequities for students: report
People for Education's report finds that schools in richer areas fundraise twice as much as schools in poorer areas, reproducing patterns of advantage and disadvantage.
Special education funding–formulas within formulas within formulas
Ontario schools have an ever-increasing proportion of students requiring special education support. And many principals report insufficient resources to support students with special needs.
How does the province fund school boards?
School boards are talking about cuts to funding and teaching staff, but how does the province provide funding to school boards and why is each board’s funding different?