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A submission from the Ontario Public Service Employees Union provides a recipe for a revitalized college system that can continue to serve a vital role in supporting and strengthening Ontario’s transition to a knowledge-based economy.
Toronto (29 June 2016) —Ontario’s colleges need reinvestment in order to preserve the quality of education and support the province’s economic and social success.
That’s the view laid out in Balancing the Books (link is external), the submission of college academic workers who are members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/NUPGE) to the Ministry’s review of the college funding model.
A view from the frontlines of Ontario's colleges
Balancing the Books (link is external) represents a frontline view of the challenges facing colleges as a result of decreasing per-student funding, increasing privatization and a growing dependence on contract faculty.
In addition, it highlights the benefits of placing academic decision-making in the hands of faculty, through a co-governance model rooted in the successful experience of Canadian universities as well as of community colleges throughout British Columbia.
Recipe for a strong future
The 6 core principles in the submission form a recipe for a revitalized college system that can continue, 50 years after its founding, to serve a vital role in supporting and strengthening Ontario’s transition to a knowledge-based economy.
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