It is important as teachers to know and have a good understanding of governance of the education system you are working in, because it will have impact on your job and career. It makes a whole lot of sense to have even a slight idea of who makes certain decisions, especially those that can directly affect my job. I think it’s important to have knowledge of control, let’s say if things need to change, you need to know where the influence lies.
In Canada, the Federal Government provides the provincial government with funding. The Provincial government in turn is in charge of the Education Act, which is the laws of education, and they are also in charge of setting the curriculum. The Provincial government also has control over the School Divisions and School boards. School divisions are a public entity and the school board, a board of elected officials, is in charge of the division, which is also in charge of money and direction. School boards also do the hiring of principals of schools. The superintendent is in charge of procedures and all things at the school level.
As a teacher, I believe it is a good idea to have even the most basic understanding of all this, because as I said before if things need to change, you need to know where the influence lies.
Hey, mostly you have it right. I know these blogs were much harder than the other ones. Educational history, governance, and finance are not exactly the stuff of household discussions!
ReplyDeleteHere is your misunderstanding...
Actually, the federal government does not provide funding for education. The provincial government provides approximately 65% and the local government provides approximately 35%. The federal government pays for Aboriginal education and supports some initiatives in schools through different programs that are federally funded. For example, they might have a literacy initiative and schools or school divisions could apply for a grant to do a literacy project.
Jackie