Ontario schools can’t recruit or retain enough teachers thanks to a “mess” created by the Ford government, Ontario’s four teachers’ unions charge.
Union leaders were responding to comments made Wednesday by Education Minister Stephen Lecce, who said the province is considering “every available option” to address a teacher shortage which has left school boards across Ontario scrambling.
They blamed the government for using “Band-Aid” solutions to fill growing gaps, such as extending the number of days retired teachers can work or allowing student-teachers to be at the front of the classroom.