The heat is on the Ford government with news cuts to the education system could mean more teaching positions will be lost than was first predicted.
According to the Financial Accountability Officer’s report, the education cuts will mean 10,000 fewer teachers in the system.
The PC government has put that number at just under 3.500 with most coming as the result of not filling vacancies after retirement.
An official with the Lakehead Public School Board suggests it is too early to say how many teachers will be working at the board’s schools this year.
Bruce Nugent explains it will be later in October when they have a good understanding of what their current staffing levels are.
