cover image: Timing is everything - The implementation of de-streaming in Ontario’s publicly funded schools

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Timing is everything - The implementation of de-streaming in Ontario’s publicly funded schools

4 May 2022

Use of any questions contained in the survey, or any of the intellectual property developed to support administration of the survey, is strictly prohibited without the express written permission of People for Education. [...] People for Education | Timing is Everything 4 Inconsistent availability of supports for de-streaming In the AOSS 2021–22, principals of secondary and elementary/secondary combination schools were asked to indicate what supports were available to assist with the implementation of de-streaming Grade 9 mathematics in the 2021–22 school year (Figure 1). [...] Fostering community engagement and increasing the availability of resources for parents and guardians on de-streaming in all of Ontario’s publicly funded schools is necessary, but prioritizing outreach and support within low-income, racialized, and other marginalized communities is key to supporting the students that streaming has most negatively affected in the past. [...] Secondary and elementary/secondary school principals’ perceptions of the degree of governmental and board support they had with implementing de-streaming, by Ontario region, AOSS 2021–22 While many principals in the GTA (39%) and Northern Ontario (38%) agreed or strongly agreed with the statement on ministry and board support, more than half of the principals in Central (57%) and Eastern Ontario (. [...] People for Education | Timing is Everything 21 To this end, People for Education recommends that the Ministry of Education and school boards prioritize evaluation to keep track of whether de-streaming in Ontario education is achieving the desired outcomes and where additional support may be most needed.
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