The reform has been attributed to a number of causes, some of which are political, some which have to do with the philosophical organization of school systems and others which connect them to the reform in education which is now occurring in other Canadian provinces.
Cette réforme aurait lieu pour diverses raisons, certaines d'ordre politique, d'autres ayant trait au mode d'organisation des systèmes scolaires. On la relie même aux réformes de l'éducation en cours dans d'autres provinces canadiennes.