Ontario announces plan to hire 1,000 new teachers to 'boost' math and literacy skills for students
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The Ontario government is investing more than $180 million to help students across the province improve their reading, writing, and math skills.
The Ontario government is investing more than $180 million to help students across the province improve their reading, writing, and math skills.
“We know that for your children to strive to reach their full potential, we must ensure they master their foundational skills every day,” Education Minister Stephen Lecce said during a news conference alongside Parliamentary Assistant Patrice Barnes Sunday morning.
“Parents tell us they want their children's school to focus on the fundamentals, improving reading, writing, and math. So today, we're outlining our strategy to boost math and literacy skills in Ontario by going back to the basics.”
Lecce went on to say that in Ontario and every where in the industrialized world, “too many children are falling behind.”
In Ontario, Lecce said Education Quality and Accountability Office’s (EQAO) data shows there are schools that have consistently underperformed in fundamental skills.
“And so today, we are challenging the status quo, raising the bar, all of us from educators to school boards to governments to community, working harder and smarter, leading to better outcomes for your children,” he said of the plan to “boost literacy and math skills designed to deliver better schools, better jobs and outcomes for your children.”
Notably, the investment will bring on 1,000 more educators: 300 educators to support math and 700 to help with literacy development.
