Human Resources committee  There is the VIP program.

Human Resources committee  There is now shared transportation between school boards, so there should be no reason why a student cannot go from one area to another. The problem of finances comes up when students want to engage in co-op programs within their rural area. They cannot have access to those progr

Human Resources committee  That should be no problem. There's shared transportation between school boards. If you're enrolled in school, they'll pick you up wherever you are.

Human Resources committee  What has happened over the past 10 years, I would say, is that the business aspect has gone and the focus has instead gone strongly into maths and sciences. One other thing is that I'm a history teacher by trade—and they are a rare breed now, because there's not much demand for

Human Resources committee  I'm not aware of financial literacy programs, but there are some programs being provided to keep students in school up to age 18. One of them is an apprenticeship program that moves them from actually working in school and into the workforce and, eventually, landing a job. This i

Human Resources committee  I think there are some programs coming up. What has happened is that the business aspect of high school is gone, and that was probably one of the important things for dealing with finances. It's in the process of coming back. I was just reading the paper the other day, which sa

Human Resources committee  The continued advocacy for child poverty is important because that's our future. You can fix the problem at some end, but if you don't fix the problem at the beginning, which is the self-esteem and preparedness of students to come and learn and not be worried that they don't have

Human Resources committee  The point I was trying to indicate is that the Ontario government appears to be focused on other issues. It's not to say that they're not.... Our organization receives quite a deal of funding from the Ontario government for the bullying and the safe schools projects that we are i

Human Resources committee  I'm going to refer it back to Barbara, because OTF is the umbrella organization; we coordinate this. A lot of the organizations are much more involved in their respective communities, although I know some of the projects I was involved with when I was teaching.

Human Resources committee  Thank you. My name is Reno Melatti, first vice-president of the Ontario Teachers' Federation. We welcome the opportunity to address the standing committee today. The Ontario Teachers' Federation is the advocate for the teaching profession in Ontario and for its 155,000 teachers