Don’t expect the Ford government to scrap school boards this fall, despite arguments from trustees and boards that they should be done away with. From boards that have allowed antisemitism to run amok in schools, boards that have taken excessively expensive trips or boards that have put political agendas ahead of education, these are not good days for public education in Ontario.

Earlier this year, Education Minister Paul Calandra announced that four school boards — Toronto District School Board, Toronto Catholic District School Board, Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, and the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board — were being placed under supervision. These boards were in addition to the Thames Valley District School Board which had been placed under supervision by the provin

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