Publicly Funded Education Matters
Maintaining and improving publicly funded education is critical to Ontario’s future. Students deserve a real plan and real government investment so they can succeed.
Three areas that need immediate attention are:
Ensure safe and healthy schools.
Address the staffing crisis.
Provide the resources and supports that students need.
Ensure safe and healthy schools
Safe and healthy schools are crucial to students’ futures. However, increasing incidents of school violence mean more students and staff are feeling unsafe. Students need immediate and improved access to mental health resources, and professional services and supports. We also need to address the physical state of many school buildings, to ensure everyone working and learning in our schools is safe and healthy.
Address the staffing crisis
Every student in Ontario deserves a fully staffed school, with qualified and certified professionals in every class to help them learn and reach their full potential. Ontario needs to ensure that we can continue to recruit and retain the necessary talent to deliver world-class education for Ontario students.
Provide the resources and supports that students need
Every student in Ontario deserves the opportunity to succeed. This requires sustained funding for resources and supports to address students’ diverse needs. This investment is critical to ensuring the success and well-being of students today, and the future prosperity of Ontario.
Additional Resources:
Report on The Shortage Of Teachers In Ontario’s French-Language Education System
Promises Unfulfilled: Addressing the Special Education Crisis in Ontario
Workplace Violence Harassment Against Teachers: Results of a Comprehensive Members Survey
Safer Schools for All: Addressing Violence Harassment Against Teachers
Safe at School—OSSTF/FEESO Policy Paper on Building Safer School Communities, May 2025 (Download PDF)
OSSTF/FEESO Briefs and Submissions
Safer Schools, Stronger Communities Campaign—Get Involved
All students, education workers, and teachers have the right to safe, respectful learning and working environments. The Safer Schools Now campaign aims to tackle the critical and growing issue of violence against teachers and education workers in Ontario schools.
