Year: 1916
Summary: Comparison of repeated grades and children above standard age in Montreal and Toronto schools and how the education system should cater to children with special needs.
Summary: Outlines budgetary spending on high schools and collegiates, as well as the need for accurate information and advanced accounting methods in order to provide taxpayers with a better picture of these budget figures.
Year: 1915
Summary: Review of education budget, expenditure and accountability to the public about the school system. Considers the cost of education to each taxpayer and proposes more engagement in promoting efficiecy in public schools.
Year: 1917
Summary: This publication draws upon reports of the Board of Education and highlights the issue of children who are over the normal age for their school grade due to either late entrance or lack of progress and being held back a grade.
Year: 1980
Summary: Addresses the issue of school closures, reviewing the decision-making process and providing a case study of The School Board of Etobicoke.
Year: 1939
Summary: Examination and analysis of the burden that unemployment relief payments place on the budget.
Summary: The Bureau notes that the cost of direct unemployment payments will challenge the city's budget through 1950 - and argues that it must be restructured and the responsibilities distributed more equitably between the three levels of government.
Year: 1971
Summary: Argues that urban redevelopment can compound old problems. As an example, newly approved development harms accessibility to parks in the St. James Town area.
Year: 1973
Summary: Toronto must find a new way to dispose of waste, after having used lake Ontario, incineration and landfills. There are economic and social advantages to turning to recycling.
Summary: Discusses the legal structure of land easement and the possibilities of using this method for creating recreation spaces.
Year: 1959
Summary: Describes changes to school funding with the new Metro arrangements.
Year: 1918
Summary: This publication examines how the education system functioning and whether or not it is efficiently using its funding and achieving its goals.
Year: 1954
Summary: Engages the public in ensuring the development of the green belt.
Summary: Discusses the urgent need for reform in parking regulations in the city.
Year: 1951
Summary: The Bureau opposes the provision of meals to children of families on welfare at such a low cost, and also criticizes the lack of planning in provision of Child Care.
Year: 1948
Summary: Examines parking and traffic challenges grow as the city grows.
Year: 1936
Summary: Discusses the importance of leaving elementary and secondary education under the same roof.
Year: 1937
Summary: Queries as to the wisdom of converting the Exhibition grounds into a horse-race track. Suggests that affecting economies in city services could be of greater benefit to city revenue.
Year: 1920
Summary: Details of modern athletic structures/stadiums in North American cities (e.g. Cambridge, Philadelphia, New York), and discussion of logistics of building a municipal stadium in Toronto.
Year: 1962
Summary: The introduction of sewer charges in Metro Toronto could have two major advantages: equitable distribution of service costs and diversification of municipal revenue.
Year: 1931
Summary: Provides a summary of annual reports of the Toronto Hydro-Electric System, Toronto Transportation Commission, and Toronto Harbour Commission.
Year: 1963
Summary: Metro Council's proposal to transfer local welfare services from area municipalities to Metro is seen by many as a step towards total amalgamation. It is not justified to relieve the burden of taxes on municipalities at the expense of those in need of welfare funds.
Summary: The education system is trying to address too many problems at once and therefore is not accomplishing any of the hoped for changes.
Summary: A survey of "educational waste" - the strain on school social and financial resources attributed to children with intellectual disabilities, children who start school at a later age, and children who do not complete their education
Year: 1914
Summary: Outlines methods used to increase service and use in a small library.
Year: 1921
Summary: Presents hospital accommodations statistics of other cities (e.g. Kingston, Ottawa); general hospital use should be limited to acute cases, and separate facilities should be built for chronic and convalescent treatment.
Summary: A survey of the physical conditions of Toronto schools and an account of the conditions of school facilities and supplies. The Bureau of Municipal Research, with the participation of the Board of Education make suggestions for future school sites, and recommend modernizing and fireproofing existing schools.
Summary: Interim report of the Toronto school survey calling for a reorganization and centralization of school supply purchases and stores
Summary: Co-ordination between the Public Health and Public Welfare Departments could be achieved by appointing members to a joint committee on Public Welfare.
Summary: Examines expenditure on Education in Toronto, with relevant recommendations and their implications.