The Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act

This government is taking action to re-focus Ontario’s education system on what really matters: strengthening reading, writing and math skills.

The proposed legislation, The Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, would centre the education system on preparing students to succeed in life and work, putting more highly qualified educators in the classroom while strengthening the voices of parents.

If passed, The Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act would help students and families by:

• Ensuring teachers and educators have the skills they need to teach students effectively in math and literacy;  

• Directing school boards to increase engagement and reporting to parents on student achievement and ensuring parents have easy access to the information they need to meaningfully engage with their children’s education and success;

• Building schools faster and ensuring Ontario is getting more classrooms into communities who need them;

• Creating a zero-tolerance system for any educator convicted of a sexual offence, along with a public registry of all de-certified educators banned from teaching;

• Providing for more consistent approaches to student learning and well-being, including on student mental health.

These are just a few reforms we are proposing to help deliver better schools, jobs and outcomes for students.

To support these initiatives, we are supporting the hiring of an additional nearly 2,000 educators and increasing investment by $691 million.

Our mission is simple: drive continuous improvement to Ontario’s education system so that we graduate the brightest, most ambitious, skilled, and entrepreneurial students in the country.

We must and we will do better to ensure children get a quality education system that leads them to a good-paying job, home ownership, and a life of opportunity.

https://news.ontario.ca/en/backgrounder/1002938/improving-accountability-and-transparency-in-ontario-schools