Where's The Money For Schools?

Since the Canadian government decided to kick start the economy last year with the Economic Action Plan, the federal government has committed 9 billion to funding more than 6,700 provincial, territorial, and municipal projects. In Ontario, they are funding many "worthy" projects. Toronto police division will get 17.1 million, Horse Palace will get 1.4 million, and the Royal Ontario Museum will get 5.25 million. Toronto public schools will receive nothing because school boards do not meet federal eligibility criteria. An appalling 425 million is given to colleges and universities in just Toronto. The 240,000 students in the Toronto District Board will receive nothing from KIA funding. Learning for students does not begin when they enter university or college. It begins much earlier, in the classrooms, science labs, and libraries of our public schools. Bruce Davis believes that it is time to send Canadian leaders back to school. He believes there is a lesson that they need to learn.

I believe Bruce Davis's statements are correct, however, he may be overreacting at the seriousness of this problem. Though it is true that Ontario public schools did not receive any of the 9 billion in 2009, they did receive 5 billion from the federal government in 2005. Ontario public schools do need funding, but not the the extent that everything should be renewed at a yearly basis. In fact, when it comes to math and science, Ontario's high school student rank among the best in the world, surpassed only by Finland and Singapore. I do not believe we could have achieved this with old and faulty equipment. Also, I believe universities require the government support more than public schools in Toronto. Universities are areas of higher learning. This means they require "top notch" technology and the most up to date information that is available. This will make the transfer from high school to university a much richer experience. Both Canadian high schools and universities require funding; however, there is no need to assault the government with minuscule problems that seem larger than they really are.

http://www.thestar.com/opinion/article/769795--where-s-the-money-for-schools