Ontario tackles educator crisis with college program shortening proposal
April 30, 2025, 6:20 am
In an effort to ease the mounting educator shortage, Ontario is considering trimming the duration of teachers’ college training. Documents obtained reveal that the province is exploring innovative yet controversial policy changes aimed at fast‐tracking new teachers into classrooms while still hoping to maintain educational quality.
The Ontario government is considering the move in an attempt to address a worsening shortage of educators
The Ontario government is considering shortening the length of teachers' college in order to address a worsening shortage of educators, according to documents.
The Ontario government is considering shortening the length of teachers’ college in order to address a worsening shortage of educators, documents obtained by The Canadian Press suggest. A freedom-of-information request on teacher supply and demand came back with research and jurisdictional scans…
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