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Ontario Elementary Teachers to Get $750 Spending Accounts for Classroom Supplies
Ontario provides elementary teachers $750 annually via a new website to directly purchase classroom supplies, aiming to reduce out-of-pocket spending, officials said.
- Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Education Minister Paul Calandra announced $750 in annual funding for classroom supplies for elementary teachers, accessible through a new provincial website starting in September.
- Premier Doug Ford stated the initiative aims to end teachers paying out of pocket for supplies, noting educators have told him, "Give me the tools I need."
- Teachers from Kindergarten to Grade 8 will receive a survey today to identify supplies for the ordering website, which will stock writing tools, calculators, arts and crafts materials, and tissues.
- David Mastin, president of the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario, criticized the plan, arguing the government refuses to address chronic underfunding forcing teachers to subsidize classrooms.
- This funding marks one of the first budget announcements ahead of the 2026 budget release on March 26; Education Minister Calandra said he would consider expanding the policy to secondary teachers.
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‘Those days are done:’ Doug Ford says elementary teachers will no longer have to pay out of pocket for supplies
Ontario elementary school teachers will no longer have to pay out of pocket for classroom supplies and will soon have access to an annual $750 spending account to cover the cost, Premier Doug Ford says.
·Canada
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Ontario elementary teachers to get spending accounts for classroom supplies starting this fall, Doug Ford says
The premier made the announcement Wednesday morning at a North Etobicoke school, alongside the education and finance ministers in advance of the March 26 provincial budget.
·Toronto, Canada
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Ontario giving elementary teachers $750 cards to buy classroom supplies
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says elementary school teachers will be getting $750 purchasing cards starting in the next school year for classroom supplies.
·Hamilton, Canada
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