TORONTO — Ontario's Appeal Court will hear a case in which the government is seeking to mandate a math test for new teachers.But the government argued the Divisional Court made legal errors, including using too low of a threshold to determine discrimination, given that there was only one round of the new test administered to teacher candidates.
Government lawyers sought leave to have the Court of Appeal for Ontario hear the case and the court granted that application this week. Premier Doug Ford's government introduced the test as part of an effort to improve students' scores on standardized math tests.This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 28, 2022.
The government sure isn't afraid to spend tax money fighting court decisions.