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Students could suffer if U of R budget doesn't get a boost
Often university budgets can be inside-baseball, with the province and schools going back and forth negotiating over money - but now the lack of money given to the University of Regina could begin aff...
Jul 27, 2016
Province to review property taxes for Saskatchewan daycares
The Saskatchewan government will take a look at the ad hoc approach to charging daycares property tax in our province. Currently there is no consistency; some daycares pay nothing, others are charged ...
Jul 06, 2016
Saskatchewan daycares want consistency for property taxes
Daycare operators in Saskatchewan are fighting for consistency in how property tax rates are applied. Right now there is no standard system in the province. Some daycares within schools are exemp...
Jul 05, 2016
The last school bell of the semester signals freedom for Regina kids
The last school bells of the semester rang out for elementary students at Regina Public Schools at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, sending kids streaming outside into the summer heat. "You just know that you ...
Jun 29, 2016
Concern lingers after Regina Catholic School Board passes balanced 2016-17 budget
The Regina Catholic School division managed to avoid a $650,000 deficit, passing a balanced budget at its board meeting Monday night. However, board chair Frank Flegel says while administration manage...
Jun 21, 2016
Regina students produce comic book about Syrian refugees
Students at Lakeview Elementary School in Regina have produced their own comic book. The project was a joint effort between two classes: a Grade 2/3 class and a Grade 6/7 class. The book is enti...
Jun 20, 2016
Prairie Spirit School Division cuts 74 jobs
The Prairie Spirit School Board is cutting dozens of classroom jobs. Fourteen teaching positions are being eliminated through attrition. Sixty educational assistants are being cut using a mix of...
Jun 16, 2016
Sask. government will only fund half of teachers' pay increase
The Saskatchewan Government is backing down from fully funding a pay increase for teachers. Education Minister Don Morgan said they won't pay the 1.9 per cent increase that was negotiated recently tha...
Jun 14, 2016
Regina Catholic Schools introduces new director of education
The Regina Catholic School Division is introducing a new director of education to replace Rob Currie, who is moving over to a position with the government. Dominic Scuglia started teaching elementary ...
Jun 08, 2016
Sask. auditor's report highlights farm fuel tax exemption, school maintenance
Saskatchewan's provincial auditor is releasing the first volume in her 2016 annual report. This one is taking a look at the processes of various public bodies like the cancer agency, school divisions ...
Jun 07, 2016
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