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Tag Archives: Education
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
Province, Catholic schools to appeal education funding
The province and the Christ the Teacher Catholic School Division will face the Good Spirit School Division (GSSD) in Saskatchewan's highest court on Tuesday and Wednesday. The case is an appeal of the...
Mar 12, 2019
Regina school boards pitch plans for more joint-use schools
Less than two years after building three joint-use elementary schools in Regina, the city's school boards are teaming up to request provincial funding for four more. Joint-use schools consist of a Cat...
Mar 08, 2019
School boards up pay ahead of tax changes; STF unhappy
The public and catholic school boards in Regina are raising the pay for trustees to compensate for federal tax changes next year, but the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) thinks it's the wrong ...
Dec 17, 2018 (980 CJME file photo)
U of R academic staff vote for strike mandate
Academic staff at the University of Regina have voted to give their union a strike mandate. The academic staff bargaining unit of the University of Regina Faculty Association saw 87.4 per cent of memb...
Nov 07, 2018
Diversity in the school Part 2: Success of Regina’s EAL program
Her love for teaching English started in Japan. Linda Mitchell is the Student Achievement Coordinator with Regina Public Schools, overseeing the English as an Additional Language (EAL) program. Her jo...
Nov 07, 2018 (File photo/980 CJME)
CAA Sask. spots 646 infractions in 2 Regina school zones
There's a lot more to school zone safety than just speeding drivers. This week, CAA Saskatchewan conducted its first assessments at two Regina elementary schools. CAA volunteers, along with sch...
Oct 03, 2018 School kids use a designated crosswalk outside Judge Bryant School in Dewdney Avenue on Oct. 3, 2018. (Daniella Ponticelli/980 CJME)
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Volunteers are the beating heart of Saskatchewan
There are so many people who step up for organizations in our province, creating events and moments that wouldn't happen...
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TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Friday, June 19
**WITH GUEST HOST BRENT LOUCKS 8:30 - After four months, the U.S. and Iran seemed closer than ever to an agreement, an M...