Ontario clamps down on mismanaged London school boards

April 23, 2025, 2:20 pm

Ontario’s education ministry is stepping in by taking control of a London school board amid revelations of fiscal mismanagement and questionable expenditures. Officials have also launched investigations into three other boards, as accountability measures tighten – a bureaucratic intervention that has everyone wondering if school finance is the new hot topic.


theglobeandmail.com / Ontario takes control of London school board and launches financial probes at three others

The province’s Education Minister Paul Calandra says he is increasing accountability and transparency measures to address ‘failures’ at several boards

cp24.com/ / Ontario takes control of London school board, launches probes at three others - CP24

Ontario takes control of London school board, launches probes at three others  CP24

torontosun.com / Ontario takes control of London school board, launches probes at three others

TORONTO — Ontario has taken control of one school board over financial mismanagement, launched financial probes of three other boards and ordered a fifth board to repay costs for a trip to Italy to buy art. New Education Minister Paul Calandra says he is increasing accountability and transparency...

citynews.ca / Ontario takes control of London school board, launches probes at three others

Ontario has taken control of one school board over financial mismanagement, launched financial probes of three other boards and ordered a fifth board to repay costs for a trip to Italy to buy art. New Education Minister Paul Calandra says he is increasing accountability and transparency measures to...

globalnews.ca / Ontario takes control of school board over finances, launches investigations into others

Newly appointed Education Minister Paul Calandra announced a series of interventions at school boards on Wednesday afternoon.


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