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10 - The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, April 7,1998 Johnson: Changes good for kids Putting more money mbt the classroom and placing greater emphasis on core subjects wilI equal better education for Ontario students, says Education Minister Dave Johnson. le stressed that the new prosvincial lunding tuodel- antîuunccd mure thaîr a week agi> means funding shifts, not culs. "In-class funding bas increased everywhere, including Halbon, while administrative funding bas gone up in places and down in others but has gen- erally gone down across the province," said Mr. Johnson, during a special technology-in-educatiun conference at E.C. Drury Sehool for the Deat Friday aftemoon. 'We've made nu bunes about the ladt that w're taking money out of' administration and putling in back into the classruum." In response to the Halton District School Board and the Haiton Catholie District Sehool Board's confusion over budget figures, Mr. Johnson said he hasn't heard of any misunderstanding else- where so far, but that "certain sehool boards may flot wish to understand." His niistrv's sweeping changes include a cum- piete iesainpili, l >l îeeei lar nIII aI I d <i i[da> school curriculum. Ontarios education facelilt will include the introduction of province-wide testing, the addition of computer software packages in every school and enhancements in science and technology. Upgrades in this last area, Mr. Johnson said, are desperately necded. "During visits tu the Peuples Republic of China 1 lbound that they huld very luw regard lor our knuwlcdge ofiscience. "lmproving young peuples' cducatiutt s our number one prurity, what il's ail about. "I'm firmly cunvinced these changes will accomplish this f'or years to cume." ?MuAddIj1 PL4C4 Monday April 6 to Mondcy April 13 To thank you for pour Patronage, we are offerin~ a special menu with good aoid fashionedi prices! Sucl as: Daily Soup e Shepherd's Pie - P e Baby Beef Liver e Prime Rib of Beef e Yukon Eric Burgei e English Style Fish And muci THANK YOU FROM ALL 0F S360 Steeles Ave. Milton ... . .. . . .$2.50 Potato or Salad... .$4.99 ... . .. . . .$5.95 . . . . . . . .$7.95 er.............$5.95 %& Chips ...1..... $6.25 -h much morel! FTHE STAFF AND MANAGEMENT! 1 878-8125 Aesk J wiha $ inlSp eta SlcSto kofCA V S Special Seleclîont 4LIOHTIOHT PROCOLETERSLD 11 5cm rwde. Our Reg. .998 m NOW .99 m 1997 Chvysior UNS, 4dr blds 3......526M 1995 plmoutVoyagerSEwagon, grefn 1,5 1 »Y Dodg. Or Carvan, wagon, who.l.....*$2,»S5 1995 Plmouth Noe, 4dr bise ..........*699 U . éSpecial Selection! M*iý11 .1, DISCONTINUED PRINTED * * HOME DUC Our Reg. 14.98-18.98 m * * - eNOW 60% OFF Our Reg. Price Sale in ettect from April 6-25, 1998, on selected in-stock merchandise only. Most items availabteinn most stores. Look for the red sale tags. Please Note: In sonne locations some items may be soldaet a price lower than Fabrclands regular chain- store price. Where thio comrpetitivepricing'occara, the advertised savings witl be off Fabriclandsregatarchain-store prîce. SE SURI TO FILE. OUT A f110? FOR A CMANCE TO WIN VALUASIEPIlES OVER $68000 WoO F PIlETO SE WON!BITAIS AD ALLOTS lflOUE! 547 Main St. E. Milton 878-0931 Dave Johnson BIRTHDAY CANADA'S LARGEST FASHION FABRIC DISTRIBUTOR m- 9