Do Ontario Schools Need to Go Back to Basics? | The Agenda

The Ontario government has introduced Bill 98, the Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, which gives the ministry more power over school boards. Mike Ramsay, school trustee for Waterloo Region District School Board and Cathy Abraham, president of Ontario Public School Boards' Association, join Steve Paikin to give their response to the bill. 00:00 Intro 00:45 Reaction to bill 98 04:09 No consultation 04:42 What happens to school property? 07:20 Parental concerns 08:22 Back to basics? 11:00 Picking priorities 14:02 Losing focus 15:52 Hiring more teachers 17:21 Training 19:20 Power grab? 20:46 Protecting minority students Subscribe to The Agenda with Steve Paikin on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/theagenda?s... Listen to the podcast: https://www.tvo.org/podcasts/the-agen... Follow on social media: Facebook -   / theagenda   Twitter -   / theagenda   Subscribe to TVO Media Education Group newsletters: https://www.tvo.org/newsletters Get the TVO Today app: App Store: https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/tvo-tod... Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... See more ways to access The Agenda with Steve Paikin and TVO Today: https://www.tvo.org/tvo-anytime-anywhere The Agenda with Steve Paikin is TVO Today's flagship current affairs program, devoted to exploring the social, political, cultural and economic issues that are changing our world. We consistently offer a diversity of viewpoints and in-depth analysis of what lies behind the headlines. See more about The Agenda with Steve Paikin at https://www.tvo.org/theagenda