TDSB Demands Change in Provincial Funding Amid Deficit Crisis
Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 9:21 pm
Amid mounting fiscal pressures and a looming $58 million deficit, the Toronto District School Board is urgently urging the province to scrap its outdated funding formula. The board warns that without a meaningful change, a takeover might be inevitable—an outcome that makes Ottawa’s budget acrobatics look all too routine.
TDSB calls on province to change funding formula CP24
The Toronto District School Board is calling on the Ford government for additional funding as it desperately searches for ways to reduce its budget deficit to avoid being taken over by the province. The school board and the provincial government are at odds over how to address a $58 million deficit…
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