Ontario’sProposedDifferentiationPolicyFramework：安大略提出的分化政策框架.pdfVIP

Ontario’s Proposed Differentiation Policy Framework DRAFT DISCUSSION PAPER SEPTEMBER 2013 DRAFT P a g e | 2 Contents 1 Introduction 3 2 Proposed Policy Framework 3 2.1 Vision 3 2.2 Government Priorities 4 2.2.1 Social and Economic Development 4 2.2.2 High Quality Educational Experience 4 2.2.3 Financial Sustainability and Accountability 4 2.2.4 Access for All Qualified Learners 5 2.2.5 World Class Research and Innovation 5 2.2.6 Collaboration and Pathways for Students 5 2.3 Proposed Differentiation Framework 6 3 Next Steps/Moving Forward 9 3.1 Submitting Feedback 9 DRAFT P a g e | 3 1 Introduction Over the past decade, the Government of Ontario has increased investment in postsecondary education significantly, including increasing operating grants by 80% since 2002-03. These investments helped to improve access to postsecondary education and supported further enrolment growth of over 200,000 additional students. The tremendous expansion of Ontario’s postsecondary education system was made possible thanks to the commitment of our postsecondary education institutions to access and their willingness to respond to the demand. The 2008 economic downturn and the ensuing precarious state of the global economy have made Ontario’s fiscal environment challenging. Substantial new investment by the government at levels comparable to the previous decade is not feasible. As enrolment growth is expected to slow in the near future, so too will operating grant funding.