Par for the Course.

Reports on Premier Mike Harris' decision to implement competency testing of all practicing teachers in Toronto, Canada. Government's decision that the Ontario College of Teachers would devise the test for teachers and implement them by June 2000; Response and consultation paper from the College that teacher testing is not an effective measure of a teacher's competence; Opinion of the Ontario Coalition for Education Reform; Self-regulating Canadian Professions and teacher unions role in teacher-testing.