"Ontario's education minister has singled out a handful of Ontario school boards for their financial struggles, but a look at recent estimates shows nearly two-thirds of the 72 boards are either projecting deficits this school year or expecting to just break even. Not all boards planning deficits are in trouble, but nor did so many previously operate so close to the line. With a few exceptions, the Education Act requires boards not to run deficits."
"In media interviews, Education Minister Paul Calandra has said trustees at the five school boards under provincial control "refused to make the right decisions" to keep their budgets balanced. "It's a per pupil funding model," Calandra pointed out in an interview on CBC Toronto's Metro Morning on Sept. 5. "A vast majority of [boards] are able to run a very effective system with a surplus.""
Nearly two-thirds of Ontario's 72 school boards are forecasting deficits or expecting to break even this school year. The Education Act generally prohibits boards from running deficits, yet many are operating very close to that line. The provincial education minister criticized trustees at five provincially controlled boards for budget decisions and described funding as a per-pupil model that allows most boards to run surpluses. The minister is considering changes to local oversight and the role of trustees, facing criticism from students, teachers and advocates. One expert described the situation as systemic rather than isolated mismanagement.
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