The Ontario government is expected to make an announcement today that lays out its plans for the education sector, potentially including issues such as class sizes, sex education and teacher hiring.
Union leaders say they have not yet been given any details, but they expect to see cuts to help address a multibillion-dollar provincial deficit.
The government has been consulting since January on class sizes and teacher hiring practices, including asking whether hard caps on class sizes should continue.
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