An education analyst with four decades of experience in public education, Debbie Kasman has a vision for reforming Ontario’s public education system. In her view, the system is in crisis and needs a firm hand to restore order. She believes that replacing Boards of Trustees with a single boss—the Minister of Education—to whom Directors of Education are directly accountable, will calm the system. Debbie’s vision also includes changes to Faculties of Education and beefed up parent councils. We invited her to the podcast to try to assuage our skepticism.

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