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Tag Archives: Education
Parents voice concern over Harbour Landing School overcrowding
Within the next decade, a number of schools in Regina -- including two that opened as recently as 2017 -- are expected to be at capacity. According to the Regina Public Schools' Accommodation Review r...
Oct 01, 2019 More than 100 parents gathered in the gymnasium at Harbour Landing School to discuss its overcrowding issue with the Regina public school board on Sept. 30, 2019. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
Provincial government and NDP unveil differing surveys on the future of education
With teachers heading back to the classroom next week, the government and NDP released duelling surveys Wednesday about the state of education in Saskatchewan. NDP Leader Ryan Meili highlighted what h...
Aug 28, 2019
Feds go around Manitoba government to get carbon tax funds to schools
Ottawa is going around the Manitoba government in order to give $5.4 million in carbon tax revenues to the province's schools in the latest carbon-tax battle between the federal Liberals and a provinc...
Aug 07, 2019
School's out for the summer in Saskatchewan
Students in Saskatoon and Regina will likely be shelving their textbooks, prepping for the park and cranking up the tunes Thursday, as most students and teachers mark the day as the last one of the 20...
Jun 27, 2019
Overcrowding, teacher burnout among concerns in NDP education survey
The NDP says early responses to its public survey on education prove a deepening crisis in classrooms across Saskatchewan. There have been more than 1,000 responses since the survey was launched earli...
Jun 26, 2019 Sarah Cummings Truszkowski (L) talks to NDP Education Critic Carla Beck (R) outside École Connaught Community School on June 26, 2019. (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
Sask. NDP launches education survey
The Saskatchewan NDP wants to hear stories and opinions on education from all over the province, launching an online survey this week. NDP Education Critic Carla Beck was holding a dozen or so letters...
Jun 06, 2019
Saskatchewan gets poor grade in education efficiency
The cost of education continues to rise in Canada, but the authors of a new study say Saskatchewan is not getting good bang for its public investment. A study by the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of...
May 29, 2019
Teachers giving province failing grade on class size claims
Citing numbers significantly higher than 19, some Saskatchewan teachers are calling the provincial government's average class size number misleading and inaccurate. "I can tell you that in the nine ye...
May 14, 2019 Jessica Brown is a teacher in Saskatoon and says the province's average class size number is misleading and inaccurate. May 13, 2019 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
U of R president says tuition hike needed for growing campus
University of Regina president Vianne Timmons said the school had no choice but to hike tuition rates by 2.8 per cent to keep up with the demands of a growing campus. Timmons, speaking to reporters af...
May 08, 2019 U of R president Vianne Timmons after a campus cleanup on May 8, 2019. (Joseph Ho/980 CJME)
Student needs, gifted kids among topics raised at STF consultations
There's a lot that can come between students and their education, and last fall, the Regina Public School Teachers' Association heard about them during stakeholder consultations for a new strategic pl...
Mar 12, 2019
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Sarah Mills: We are feeling the pinch of rising prices, even beyond the gas pumps
Costs have already gone up with airlines. Parcel and delivery services could also increase, and even ride sharing may ja...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 14
On Tuesday's show, Evan talks about the Prime Minister's transition from minority to majority government, explores a pro...