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Selina: Changes to the Ontario Student Assistance Program

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More than 100,000 students participated in a province-wide walkout on April 4, and on April 6, around 10,000 teachers, students and parents showed up to protest at Queen's Park. They were all rallying against Premier Doug Ford and Education Minister Lisa Thompson's proposed cuts to education-especially an increase in class sizes and a decrease in the number of teachers. What exactly is happening? We break it down for you.

What exactly are the proposed changes?

In a plan called "Education that Works for You" that was unveiled on March 15, the Ontario government outlined three major goals-modernizing classrooms, modernizing learning and modernizing health and physical education.

As per the plan, "modernizing classrooms" means improving broadband internet access, requiring high school students to take a minimum of four online courses (up to now, online courses were typically optional) and making "sustainable" cuts to Grants for Student Needs, which covers costs for things like classroom supplies and Indigenous language programs. (But, the government notes, "key programs will not be changed, specifically to special education and student transportation funding.") It also means increasing class sizes-under the plan, average class size for grades four through eight will rise from 23.84 to 24.5, while average class size for grades nine through 12 will jump from 22 to 28.

As for "modernizing learning," the Ford government hopes to introduce a new four-year math plan that will increase online resources and require new teachers to pass a math knowledge test to become Ontario College of Teachers (OCT) certified-seemingly regardless of their subject expertise. ( Thompson has referred to the math curriculum put in place by the previous Liberal government as "failed.") Note that under section 176/10 of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, teachers already must prove their qualifications in a general or technological subject before teaching it-for example, through a degree, certificate, or work experience. The government will also promote STEM and skilled trades, offer what it says is a new focus on financial literacy in the grade 10 career studies course, and finally finish updates to the high school Indigenous curriculum that began as a response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission-backtracking on last summer's controversy when the Ontario Tories put the Indigenous curriculum's development "on pause."

For health and physical education, the Ford government also backtracked on its summer 2018 decision to revert schools to the 1998 curriculum, including sex ed curriculum, after much backlash. (The 1998 curriculum didn't cover consent, online communication, or LGBTQ2+ identities.) The final version looks more similar to the 2015 curriculum, and covers consent, online safety and gender identity and expression. That said, certain topics will now be covered in grade 8, not grade 6. It also introduces education on mental health and concussions beginning in grade one, what family and healthy relationships look like in grade two and new information on vaping and opioid risks in grade six.

How many teachers will lose their jobs?

That's unclear. On April 4, the Toronto Star reported on a ministry memo discussing plans to save $851 million by phasing out 3,475 teaching positions over the next five years. The government has said that it is not planning to lay people off, instead, it will not be rehiring for roles after staff members retire. However, even if teachers are not directly laid off, they may have their jobs declared "surplus." That means their current position would no longer exist and they would be shuffled elsewhere in the system.

Despite the province's promises, education cuts as well as changes to the autism funding have led to layoffs including nearly 200 secondary school teachers in the Peel District School Board (PDSB), 54 elementary teachers with the Upper Grand District School Board in Guelph, 35 teaching positions with the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board, 111 teachers with the Lambton-Kent District School Board, with more projected.

Elsewhere, more teachers have been declared surplus or redundant, including 369 teachers in PDSB, 121 high school teachers (half of their teachers) in the Near North School Board, 96 teaching positions with the Greater Essex County District School Board, 42 high school teachers in the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board, 80 consultants, special assignment teachers, and specialists with the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board. Additionally, Global News reported on a memo revealing that about 1,000 high school teachers in Toronto have had their positions declared surplus as a precaution for potential budget cuts. Others are also in job limbo as school boards wait for more details from the government about whether there will be funding for their positions or not.

What do the proposed changes mean for students?

Larger class sizes mean students will receive less support and one-on-one time from teachers. There are also concerns about the mandatory high school online courses (the new plan doesn't specify what kind of courses those will be, only that students must take four), as researchers have pointed out that administrators are often tempted to fill those classes with more students because they aren't limited by space. And unions argue that overloading teachers with too many students-whether it's in classrooms or via e-learning-will decrease the quality of education.

"There has just been an increase in an inclusive approach to education-more kids with different needs in classrooms than there used to be-all of that calls for an increase in supports and instead the government is going in the opposite direction," says Harvey Bischof, president of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation (OSSTF).

Did the Ford government consult with anyone about these changes?

Thompson launched Ontario's largest public consultation on education in August of 2018, consisting of an online survey and telephone town halls, and by the time it wrapped last December, a total of 72,000 parents, teachers, students, employers and organizations had weighed in.

Sounds extensive, right? Not so fast. Bischof says the consultations did not address the most significant policy changes, such as cutting teachers or making students take online courses. "It was just political pandering," he says.

How are students and teachers responding?

Frustrated stakeholders have made their views on the province's educational plans known, including during the aforementioned walkout and Queen's Park protest (the latter of which involved teachers who bussed in from across the province).

How is the government responding to pushback?

Ford called the students " a bunch of pawns" and Thompson released a statement that essentially claimed that the walkout may have been organized by the teachers' unions. "Instead of focusing on political stunts, I encourage the unions to work cooperatively with us on the real challenges facing Ontario's education system such as the fact that too many of our kids are failing math-graduating without the skills necessary to successfully enter the workforce," she said.

Apparently, she missed the memo that today's teens are incredibly politically empowered. On April 8, the student team behind the walkout-called Students Say No-released a statement against these claims: "We would greatly appreciate it if you stopped lying to the people of this province in order to discredit our work...To claim that this walkout was organized, orchestrated, or puppeteered by adults is not only false, but extremely insulting to the young people of Ontario."

Wait, are Ontario kids really failing at math?

According to the 2016 EQAO stats-provincial tests on literacy and math that are administered to students in grades three, six and nine-test scores have gone up in every area since 2003, except for grade six math.

One thing that's important to note here: the province is responsible for curriculum creation. "By blaming teachers for grade six math scores when teachers don't determine the curriculum except in how they deliver it, the government is deflecting from their responsibility for those sorts of issues," Bischof says.

Is this... déjà vu?

Neither the Ontario government, nor the striking students and teachers, have shown any sign of backing down. Ontario could start bargaining at the end of this month with teachers and education workers, whose contracts expire at the end of August. Ford is telling teachers not to strike and pull the "nonsense on parents and students" because "they get their three month holidays, they have the best benefit package in the entire country, the best pension in the entire country."

Considering the way the Ford government backtracked on its sex-ed changes, it's possible that it will also take the mass protests surrounding these proposed changes to heart. However, Bischof says the government should be making changes for "good empirical reasons" and not based on "a knee-jerk reaction."
With files from the Canadian Press
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The Ford government revealed significant changes to Ontario's education system on Friday, including increased intermediate and high school class sizes, new elementary math and sex-ed curricula and a province-wide ban on cellphones in the classroom.

"Our plan will modernize the classroom, protect the future of the education system and ensure that Ontario students will acquire the skills they need to build successful lives, families and businesses right here in Ontario," said Education Minister Lisa Thompson.

Thompson announced the reforms at a morning news conference at the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto. The changes come after a months-long consultation process that, according to the government, obtained feedback from 72,000 different stakeholders, including educators, parents and unions.

The average class size requirement for secondary Grades 9 to 12 will be adjusted to 28, up from the current average of 22.

The increase would align Ontario "more closely to other jurisdictions across Canada," the government said in a news release.

Ontario high schools currently have one of the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in the country, Thompson added, and the change will be phased in over four years.

"Not one teacher - not one - will lose their job because of our class size strategy," Thompson told reporters, though she would not say whether the province would rely on attrition to cut costs.

Thompson also spoke about the changes on CBC's Power & Politics. You can watch that interview below:

'An inevitable conflict'

Harvey Bischof, president of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation, bluntly disagreed with that assessment. According to him, the move will directly affect some 5,500, or about 20 per cent, of high school teachers in publicly funded systems province-wide, and about 3,600 OSSTF members.

"It's a sledgehammer blow to the education system in Ontario," Bischof said. "There is going to be a massive resistance."

Class size projections for high school grades are negotiated at the local level, and the government's changes ensure that there will be an "absolute impasse at bargaining tables," he said.

"They've set up an inevitable conflict in terms of negotiating collective agreements next round," Bischof said. "We're not going to back down on these class size projections that protect the quality of education for students."

He added that the ministry of education has refused to provide the OSSTF with definitive estimates of how many teachers will ultimately be impacted.

Meanwhile, the average class size for intermediate Grades 4 to 8 will increase to 24.5, up slightly from 23.84.

The Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association says the change will "result in the loss of approximately 5,000 teaching positions in Catholic schools."

"This means many schools will not be able to offer the same number and diversity of programs as they do today. Furthermore, some class sizes, including those in core subjects such as math, are likely to grow to more than 40 students," the OECTA said in a news release.

The government committed to maintaining the current caps on class sizes for kindergarten and primary grades at 29 and 23, respectively.

Changes to class sizes will be implemented over a period of four years, Thompson said.

Sex-ed overhaul

Meanwhile, Thompson revealed that gender identity and consent will be taught as part of a new sexual-education curriculum that will be introduced to schools by the fall. Gender identity, however, will now be introduced to students in Grade 8 rather than in Grade 2.

The revised curriculum will replace an interim teaching plan based on 1998 materials that were put in place last year after the Progressive Conservatives repealed a 2015 curriculum from the previous Liberal government.

The 2015 curriculum addressed consent, online bullying, sexting, same-sex relationships and gender identity.

The province previously held an online consultation on the issue and an overwhelming majority of those who weighed in through that forum in the first day opposed the decision to scrap the 2015 curriculum.

The province says parents will still be able to opt out of having their kids exposed to certain topics in the sex-ed class, and the ministry will issue online modules for those who want guidance on discussing those topics at home.

Thompson provided few details on how the government will ensure that children are learning certain topics if their parents opt-out of classroom lessons.

The "core focus," however, will be on "protecting students physically, socially and emotionally," Thompson told reporters.

The full curriculum is expected to be released in May and implemented in September.

'Back to basics' on math

Further, Ontario's new math curriculum will focus on "fundamentals," Thompson said, with a strong element of financial literacy. It too will be phased in over four years.

So-called " discovery math," introduced by the previous Liberal government, will no longer be used by teachers as a teaching method.

Ontario high schools will also receive a revised curriculum on First Nations, Métis and Inuit studies, which the province said was developed in collaboration with Indigenous partners.

The government will also ban cellphones in classrooms during instructional time, starting next year, except for when teachers want to use cellphones as part of their lesson, for medical reasons and for students with special needs.

As part of its wider reforms, the government also plans to review hiring practices at school boards across the province. It says that current processes place too much emphasis on "seniority, rather than specific skills or previous performance, as the most important criteria in hiring."

The ministry says that "teacher mobility" was a common concern relayed during consultations it held in January. The government wants to increase transparency around hiring, and give boards and principals the authority to "hire teachers based on merit and fit for the role."

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