TORONTO—Future funding for post-secondary institutions in Ontario will depend on metrics such as graduates’ earnings and employment rates. The Progressive Conservative government announced in its recent budget that it will start tying more funding for the province’s colleges and universities to performance outcomes. Training, Colleges and Universities Minister Merrilee Fullerton listed some criteria that will be used to evaluate post-secondary performance in the legislature on Thursday. They include graduation rate, graduate employment, graduate earnings, experiential learning, skills and competencies, research funding and capacity, and community impact. Student fees for campus organizations such as clubs and newspapers have also been made optional, drawing backlash from critics who said it will undermine accountability within post-secondary institutions and jeopardize important student supports.

Source: thestar April 18, 2019 19:41 UTC