Getting Results

The Government's Education Accomplishments

Since coming to office, the McGuinty government has made huge strides in improving Ontario's publicly funded education system and in providing the best possible education for our students. This page lists and provides links to more information about some of the government's key accomplishments in education.

Students are getting help to achieve success

• Proposed legislation to boost student performance
• McGuinty government to give legislative backing to student success
• McGuinty government boosts success for rural high school students
• McGuinty government high-school strategy to benefit all students
• Helping students succeed instead of dropping out
• Smaller class sizes to boost student performance this September
• Smaller class sizes for 70 per cent of primary students
• McGuinty government boosts support for high school students

Helping students boost their reading, writing and math skills

• Literacy and numeracy strategy
• Students get new textbooks and library books for launch of school year
• McGuinty government gives schools a book overhaul

Students' results are improving

• Trend of improvement established in elementary student performance
• Premier congratulates students on higher literacy test scores
• School, school board and provincial test results  

Making our schools safer and healthier places to learn

• Progress on safe schools helps students succeed
• McGuinty government releases data on school discipline
• Stamping out bullying in Ontario schools
• Making Ontario schools safer places to learn
• Healthy schools condition healthy minds
• Safe schools a prerequisite for student achievement
• Sabrina's Law makes Ontario's schools safer
• Healthy food in schools means healthier kids

Giving parents a stronger voice

• Parents gain voice in education to ensure student success
• Minister Kennedy responds to parents' call for provincial voice

Working with Ontario's teachers

• Unique professional support for new teachers to help boost student performance
• McGuinty government delivers more respect for teachers

Investing in Ontario's schools

• McGuinty government fixing schools, building potential
• McGuinty government makes largest-ever investment in education

Strengthening French-language education.

• More choice in high school to support francophone student success
• Partnership means more high quality French-language education in Ontario
• McGuinty government invests in success for francophone students