Quebec education minister to give update on teacher shortage [Video]

Education Minister Bernard Drainville is scheduled to meet the media on Friday morning to provide an update on vacancies in schools as the new school year approaches.

Drainville has summoned the press to Montreal at 10:30 a.m. to make an “announcement concerning the start of the new school year.”

On his X account, the minister stated that “in particular, the positions to be filled will be discussed.”

For several days now, education network stakeholders have been complaining that they do not have access to the latest data on the number of positions still vacant in schools just a few days before the start of the new school year.

According to the Ministry of Education, the education system could have to get ready for up to 20,000 more students than last year in the coming school year, which would require 1,000 more teachers.

In addition, political parties and central labour bodies …