A preliminary Toronto public board analysis of the funding plan, obtained by the Star, says the shortfall will bring grant funding down for the TDSB from $2.99 billion this school year to $2.97 billion next year. The board will have to find more than $54 million in cuts overall for the 2019-20 school year, given the provincial shortfall combined with the board’s structural deficit, said TDSB chair Robin Pilkey. But Pilkey noted TDSB schools will be forced to offer fewer courses to accomodate the “mildly” increasing student enrolment. It’s about how we find money.”Marit Stiles, New Democrat MPP (Davenport) and a former Toronto public school board trustee, said boards are legislated to balance budgets and must find that money “and school boards are going to be making some really brutal decisions. The province will also be collecting a $1,300 fee from school boards for every international student that is enrolled in its schools.

Source: thestar April 29, 2019 02:40 UTC