Time to pull provincial funding for Catholic schools?

[Boges]

At present, we segregate schools along geographic lines. Is that bad?

Well to some parents who would rather their kids go to school's in "better" neighbourhoods I would assume they'd say yes.

[PIK]

we could turn the catholic schools into public schools so there wouldn't be need to close them

What we should do is have the public school boards run by the catholic school boards, they are more efficient.

[Guest Manny]

What we should do is have the public school boards run by the catholic school boards, they are more efficient.

At the expense of student resources. I've been through both systems, that was my experience. It was clear as a bell.

[guyser]

What we should do is have the public school boards run by the catholic school boards, they are more efficient.

Do you have supporting documentation?

[August1991]

Well to some parents who would rather their kids go to school's in "better" neighbourhoods I would assume they'd say yes.

And my answer to them would be to move and buy a new house in the school district.

The parents are "free to choose". Money? It's a question of priorities.

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In Canada, education is a local question. Thank God that Canada is a (respected) federal State, and thank God we have no central ministry/no federal department of Education.

Edited December 31, 2011 by August1991