The Ontario government recently introduced Bill 101, the Putting Student Achievement First Act that the province says intends to move “Ontario toward a more accountable, consistent and modern model of high-quality education.”
Given that I was a member of the faculty advisory group that helped develop Ontario’s current assessment, evaluation and reporting policies, I was naturally interested in seeing what this new bill entails and the implications for our provincial education system.
Unfortunately, the bill in its current form is likely to create new challenges with implications both for public schools serving children and youth as well as for university Faculties of Education aiming to prepare the next generations of teachers.
