A new report on declining enrolment and school closings
More school boards across the province are exploring the option of closing schools in the face of enrolment declines and buget pressures.
172 schools are slated or recommended to close in Ontario between 2009 and 2012, and a further 163 reviews are in progress.
→ Read our November 2009 School Closings Report.
→ Read the detailed inventory of school closing in each board.
Articles in the news:
→ "Ontario needs a vision of schools that recognizes them as assets to the whole community and places where families can find a range of community and social services to meet their needs." CTV, Nov. 10th
→ "Ontario will see an unprecedented number of school closings unless the province updates its funding models to account for the ever-shrinking school-age population." Globe and Mail, Nov. 9th
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