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Revised (Nov 20 2008)
Key work of boards of education
Public education in Canada has been the great equalizer. Public education has been the means by which people of diverse languages, cultures and social and economic circumstance have been integrated into Canadian society with some reasonable aspirations to equality of opportunity. Public education has been the key to whatever measure of social equality we enjoy; and social equality has shaped and informed Canadians’ belief in their equality before the law and their equality as citizens of a free and democratic society.
Therefore, it is no exaggeration to say that our commitment to public education—open and available to all members of our society—is the key element in shaping the way our society has evolved and will continue to change. It is also key to shaping many other public values and determining most other public policies. This is because our commitment to democratic values, free institutions and public accountability rests on the foundation of an educated citizenry that is capable of making informed choices and accepting the obligations and consequences that go with such choices.
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The Key Work
