Ontario Liberals would double teacher’s college

Ontario’s governing Liberals say that if they’re re-elected on Oct. 6, they would double the length of teacher’s college programs from one to two years.

"The new two-year program would mean that student teachers would spend more time in the classroom," the Liberals wrote a press release. "Ontario’s one-year teacher education program is one of the shortest in Canada.  Other places in the world where students rank high in standardized tests --- such as Japan, Singapore and Finland --- have multi-year programs." They point out that Ontario teachers graduate with only 40 days experience.

Ontario capped enrollment in teacher’s colleges in May in response to high unemployment among new teachers.