Rural & Northern Schools at a Disadvantage
People for Education’s 2016 Annual Report on Ontario’s Publicly Funded Schools found significant disparities between urban and rural schools.
The report shows students living in small towns, rural and Northern communities are less likely to have music or health and physical education teachers, have less access to psychologists, and are more likely to attend schools that put caps on waiting lists for special education.
The report recommends a review of Ontario’s funding formula in order to address these inequities.
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