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Saskatchewan teachers announce sanctions to continue Monday
As the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation and Premier Scott Moe continue to spar amid stalled contract negotiations, the union has announced its latest round of sanctions. In a media release issued Fri...
Mar 08, 2024 Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation president Samantha Becotte says that because the government won't put classroom size and complexity into the teachers' contract, she doesn't believe it intends to keep classroom support funding where it is. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Manitoba eyes penalties for schools that fall short on sexual violence policies
WINNIPEG - Post-secondary institutions in Manitoba could soon lose funding if they don't abide by the province's requirements for policies on sexual violence. A bill before the legislature would allow...
Mar 07, 2024
Scott Moe joins Evan Bray after STF accuses premier of dodging accountability
A big funding boost is coming for education in the upcoming provincial budget, but the union representing thousands of teachers across the province says that doesn't address their concerns, and sancti...
Mar 07, 2024
B.C. researcher says liver oil, meat trade threaten deepwater shark populations
Prof. Nick Dulvy recalls when the northern cod fishery collapsed back in 1992. "That was nothing short of a social and economic disaster for Canada," Dulvy said, who's a biology professor at Simon Fra...
Mar 07, 2024
Tennessee lawmakers propose changes to how books get removed from school libraries
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee's Republican-controlled Statehouse is once again looking to tweak how books can be removed from school library shelves despite concerns that the latest proposal could...
Mar 07, 2024
Saskatchewan premier announces more education spending to address teachers dispute
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says his government will put up millions of dollars in new education funding to help resolve a bargaining impasse with teachers. The teachers, however, say they...
Mar 07, 2024
STF president says Moe 'avoiding accountability' with education budget announcement
The head of Saskatchewan's teachers' union says Premier Scott Moe is avoiding accountability by increasing education funding without enshrining it in a new contract. Moe made the surprise announcement...
Mar 07, 2024
North Carolina schools chief loses primary to home-schooling parent critical of 'radical agendas'
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina's public schools superintendent and some state legislators won't be returning to their positions in 2025 after primary defeats by challengers who questioned their r...
Mar 06, 2024
South Carolina Supreme Court to decide if new private school voucher program is legal
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The South Carolina Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on whether a law passed last year allowing parents to spend taxpayer money on private schools violates part of the he s...
Mar 06, 2024
Evers signs bill authorizing new UW building, dorms that were part of deal with GOP
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Democratic Gov. Tony Evers signed a bill Wednesday that authorizes spending hundreds of millions of dollars on Universities of Wisconsin construction and renovation projects. The ...
Mar 06, 2024
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, August 6
Guest host Tamara Cherry talks with Premier Moe on trade, AI and Chappell Roan, U.S. tariffs on mining with Scott Bahr, ...