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NDP and former students call for child advocate to investigate alleged abuse
The Saskatchewan NDP is standing alongside former students of Legacy Christian Academy, demanding action be taken against teachers allegedly responsible for incidents of abuse. Former student Caitlin ...
Aug 18, 2022
Interim education plan extended, with focus on mental health
As students get ready to go back to the classroom, the Saskatchewan government has extended an education plan to ensure young learners are set up for success. Saskatchewan's Interim Provincial Educati...
Aug 17, 2022
‘Unbelievably welcoming:’ parent shares positive experience at school where abuse is alleged
The allegations of abuse from multiple former students at Saskatoon's Legacy Christian Academy - formerly known as Christian Centre Academy - sent waves of outrage across the province. One parent, tho...
Aug 16, 2022
Defendant in lawsuit alleging school abuse now in Prince Albert
By Susan McNeil One of the defendants in a class action lawsuit involving alleged abuse at a school in Saskatoon is now working at a school in Prince Albert. Duff Friesen is the current principal at R...
Aug 12, 2022
NDP takes aim at Duncan, calls for funding freeze at school where abuse was alleged
Despite new school regulations announced by Education Minister Dustin Duncan Thursday morning, the Saskatchewan NDP is not pleased with the province's response to the allegations of abuse an independe...
Aug 11, 2022
Child-care fees to go down in Sask. as province works towards $10-a-day goal
Parents of young children will get some relief from rising costs next year, as child-care fees in the province are set to drop by an average of 70 per cent from where they stood in early 2021. Accordi...
Aug 11, 2022
Ministry of Education appoints supervisors at independent schools after abuse allegations
Following allegations by more than a dozen former students of abuse at Legacy Christian Academy in Saskatoon, the provincial government has introduced new rules giving it more oversight over Saskatche...
Aug 11, 2022 Education Minister Dustin Duncan. (Shane Clausing/980 CJME file photo)
NDP gives province failing grade for school support amid affordability crisis
In the midst of end-of-year school assessments, NDP Education Critic Matt Love has a grade for the province's education minister. "It's a big, whopping F," Love said Friday, speaking to reporters outs...
Jun 17, 2022
Minister considers more support for schools after lunch supervision fees added
A lot of parents are unhappy after some school divisions across the province introduced a fee for lunchtime supervision in an effort to keep up with inflation. Starting in the fall, parents in several...
Jun 14, 2022
NDP call for firing of of Sask. education minister
Saskatchewan’s NDP doesn’t believe Education Minister Dustin Duncan deserves a job right now. "Simply put, when you don't do your job, you don't get to keep your job,” Carla Beck, th...
Jan 10, 2022
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