Education Minister Lisa Thompson also announced changes to the province’s math curriculum to focus ‘less on ideology and more skills’
Ontario is maintaining its current class sizes in primary grades but increasing them for high-school students, part of an education package announcement Friday that also includes modifications to the sex-education curriculum.
Education Minister Lisa Thompson announced Friday that average high-school class size will increase from 22 to 28 students. Despite consulting widely on the issue, primary class sizes in grades 1 to 3 will remain capped at 23 students. In grades 4 to 8, the average will increase by one student, she said.“Our planned changes to class sizes will happen gradually over four years. And not one teacher, not one, will lose their jobs because of our class size strategy,” she said.
“We’re going to respect Mom and Dad by providing an opt-out so parents can be the ultimate decision-makers on their kids’ health education,” she said. Ms. Thompson also announced changes to the province’s math curriculum to focus “less on ideology and more skills.”
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