Randall Denley: Parents need predictability. It starts with Ottawa's largest school board getting its finances in order.

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The fact that the Ottawa Carleton District School board will have a substantial deficit again this school year erases any lingering doubt about the wisdom of the provincial government’s takeover of board finances and the subsequent change in senior board management.

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Before trustees were dismissed by the province last June, they passed a $1.2 billion operating budget, which included $18.1 million in spending reductions and was said to be balanced. Had that proven to be the case, trustees could have........

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