I recently reached out to the Ontario Minister of Education and the Minister of Privacy to ask why there are tech positions in school boards when they mostly outsource to companies like Microsoft and Google instead of using OSS options. It’s a bit concerning, especially since my child is set to receive a Chromebook next year. I’m planning to decline that and instead provide them with a Linux notebook.
Paper is a edtech company that has a bunch of contracts with school boards for tutoring. They fired AFAIK all of their Canadian tutors last year, coincidentally after they had unionised in both Ontario and Québec. Not sure if they still are getting public funding but may be worth adding to your questions.
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I recently reached out to the Ontario Minister of Education and the Minister of Privacy to ask why there are tech positions in school boards when they mostly outsource to companies like Microsoft and Google instead of using OSS options. It’s a bit concerning, especially since my child is set to receive a Chromebook next year. I’m planning to decline that and instead provide them with a Linux notebook.
Paper is a edtech company that has a bunch of contracts with school boards for tutoring. They fired AFAIK all of their Canadian tutors last year, coincidentally after they had unionised in both Ontario and Québec. Not sure if they still are getting public funding but may be worth adding to your questions.