On Tuesday March 3, Ontario's Education minster Stephen Lecce announced the province would be backing down on key positions regarding mandatory e-learning and increasing class sizes in ongoing negotiations with Ontario's teachers' unions.
During an announcement at Queen’s Park, Lecce said the government is proposing an average of 23 students in high school classes in the 2020-2021 school year. He said class sizes for students in elementary school will remain the same.
The government’s initial position saw an average class size of 28 students.
Lecce also said students can now opt out of the e-learning courses — a change from the previous position of requiring students to take two classes online.
Lecce join Craig to discuss the details of the decision and where he hopes talks go from here.