No ESL Teachers in Half of Schools | ESL Teacher Training

Half of Ontario’s schools have English as a Second Language students but no teachers to teach the courses. A new report by the group People for Education shows 53 per cent of Ontario’s elementary schools have an increasing number of students who aren’t fluent in English but no specialized teachers to help them. The Canadian Press reports the survey shows one quarter of secondary schools are in a similar predicament. Annie Kidder tells The Canadian Press that school boards are dipping into cash for ESL students and using it to pay for basics like school maintenance.