Tag: Ontario education
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Shorter Programs, Same Problems: Why Ontario’s B.Ed Reform Misses the Point
On April 10, 2026, Ontario announced it will cut the Bachelor of Education program from two years to one, starting in May 2027. This article argues that the problem is not how long teacher candidates train but what they learn. It sets out nearly a decade of flat Grade 6 mathematics results, the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s Right to Read findings on reading instruction, and a 2024 survey in which student teachers answered 60 per cent of phonics questions correctly.