School Closures: Reva Landau and Fund Catholic

school closures: The group wants to bring the issue to the forefront at a time when school closures are causing havoc in many regions, arguing that taxpayer-funded Catholic schools are no longer fair or affordable in a society of many religions and cultures, according to Toronto Star. Why do we only fund Catholic separate schools in 2017 in Ontario, which is a very diverse province says Reva Landau of Toronto, who founded One Public Education Now OPEN about a year ago and is crowd-funding to help cover legal costs. Nick Kozak / Toronto Star By Andrea Gordon Education Reporter Mon., June 5, 2017 A small grassroots coalition plans to launch a legal challenge against separate school funding in Ontario, hoping it will ignite debate about a topic most politicians would rather avoid. We believe there should be one non-denominational two-language public school system. Article Continued Below I think it has to be an election issue, says Landau, who hopes to launch the case before the 2018 campaign. The move comes while the province faces shrinking school enrolment, planned closures of at least 121 schools, and repair backlogs of up to 15 billion for essentials such as repair backlogs to keep school buildings running. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.