ESL Funds Diverted For Other Uses
The Dalton McGuinty government is paying “lip service” to English-as-a-second-language needs because it refuses to order schools boards to stop diverting millions of dollars from these essential student supports, says Tory education critic Joyce Savoline.
The McGuinty Liberals like to boast about putting $200 million annually into ESL programs, knowing full well boards are spending some of the money in other areas, she said.
An article by Sun Media’s Michele Mandel noted that more than half of Ontario elementary schools with pupils requiring English-as-a-second-language instruction do not have a specialist ESL teacher. More than a quarter of all secondary schools with English language learners lack ESL teachers as well.
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