As reported in the Ottawa Citizen, March 8. School boards can't tax in Ontario. A sweeping Ontario law that stopped school boards from raising funds through local taxation is constitutional, ruled the Supreme Court. We now have the right to starve equally. As reported in the Globe and Mail, March 9.
Provincial government wins court battle over education taxes.
Liz Sandals said the onus is now on the government to fix a funding formula that isn't working for rural areas, for special needs kids and for students needing remedial help. Clearly some things don't work. There's now a grey area in the distribution of services not only between the separate and public systems, but between the boards within those systems, Sandals said. As reported in the Toronto Star, March 9. The CEA-Whitworth Award supports leadership in the identification of emerging issues and promotes innovative and collaborative research approaches.