Education Minister Stephen Lecce said he expects the TDSB to "initiate a new, open and transparent policy review consultation."
Ontario's education minister has expressed "serious concern" over a controversial admissions policy to specialized programs in the Toronto public school board, and is calling for a review.
"Our government has been committed to a modern, 21st century education system focused on academic excellence, underpinned by transparency and accountable governance," wrote Stephen Lecce to the chair of the Toronto District School Board.
"However, evidence would suggest that the TDSB is not meeting this expectation," he noted in the letter sent mid-April but made public on Friday.
Lecce said he expects the board to review changes it made two years ago to the admissions process in these programs - merit-based admission was replaced by a lottery-and "initiate a new, open and transparent policy review consultation."
In a statement to the Star, TDSB Chair Rachel Chernos Lin said data shows that because of the new admissions process, students in these programs better reflect the overall student population.
This story is from the May 11, 2024 edition of Toronto Star.
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