Thousands of Ontario Teachers and Education Workers Rally for Publicly Funded Education

Thousands of teachers, education workers, families, and supporters across Ontario, Canada, are holding coordinated rallies today in five cities to advocate for publicly funded education. Organized by five major education unions representing 255,000 workers, the rallies address critical issues such as a $6.5-billion funding gap, a teacher and education worker retention and recruitment crisis, class sizes, school safety, special education, and mental health supports. The actions come as a Financial Accountability Office report indicates real per-student funding is near a 10-year low and is projected to fall further.