The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) proved one thing with its recent decision to rename several schools: it needs to learn how to read.

They could start with learning how to read some historical works on the figures it wants to throw under the bus — Egerton Ryerson, John A. Macdonald and Henry Dundas. It also means reading the latest research on the downsides of the so-called “equity” approach it’s using to justify its actions.