This year’s Annual Report on Ontario’s Publicly Funded Schools looks at the resources, staff, and learning opportunities in schools. The report is based on survey responses from 1,154 schools with nearly 500,000 students. Each of Ontario’s 72 publicly funded school boards is represented in the sample. There is extensive evidence that a broadly based education, with diverse opportunities for learning, provides students with an equitable chance for success—one of the key goals of public education. In this year’s report, the decline and disparities in access to programs and specialists in arts, health and physical education, and libraries challenge the ideal of a broadly based public education system. In order to provide all students with access to a wide range of learning opportunities—regardless of the size of their schools or their location—the province must work with school boards and communities to ensure that appropriate funding and policy is in place.

Introduction -- Health -- The Arts -- Libraries -- Guidance -- Special Education -- Indigenous Education -- Research Methods -- How Funding Works -- Surveys -- Notes.