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How did Toronto's schools get so broken?

How did Toronto's schools get so broken?

Update: 2024-09-12
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The list is long, and varies from school to school. Some of it is structural—leaky roofs and mice infestations, repairs that never get made, poor ventilation. Some of it is impacting learning more directly—staffing shortages, a lack of equipment like textbooks and markers, and not even 1x1 care for students with special needs. Add it all up, and most schools are fighting just to stay afloat.

How did this happen? It's a story that spans the past few decades, and has also happened elsewhere in Ontario. It's a problem that could happen anywhere, really. The question is if we'll solve it before it takes its toll on students...

GUEST: Wency Leung, reporter, The Local


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How did Toronto's schools get so broken?

How did Toronto's schools get so broken?

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