Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Thursday that his government’s plan to phase out Grade 9 academic streaming will start next fall with a new math course.
Currently, high school students in Ontario are asked to choose between more practical, hands-on applied courses and more theoretical academic courses in core subjects like math, science and English.
Speaking at Queen’s Park on Thursday afternoon, Ford said academic streaming “can exclude a student form a world of opportunities later in life.” “Our Black, Indigenous and racialized students face more social and economic barriers to success than their fellow students and that’s just not right,” Ford said. “They deserve the same shot at their dreams as any other young person.”
No further details have been provided regarding a timeline for the de-streaming of other core subjects or what the new curriculum will look like.
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