class size

After a two day ratification vote, teachers in Saskatchewan have voted to reject the latest deal worked out with the provincial government. The STF says with 88 percent of eligible teachers voting, 55 percent voted to reject the offer. “We take our direction from the membership, and members have spoken.” STF President Samantha Becotte said […]

The Sask Party Government is laying all their cards on the table. The teacher’s strike has been dragging on for weeks, with both sides accusing the other of wrong doing. Teachers want to bargain class size and class complexity at the provincial level, with the people who pay the bills. The Sask Party Government has […]

Teachers across Saskatchewan have given notice of one-day job actions set to take place on Tuesday, affecting various locations throughout the province. According to the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF), these actions will include rotating strikes, withdrawal of noon-hour supervision, and withdrawal of extracurricular activities.  By law, 48 hours’ notice is required for job action, but […]

The Saskatchewan Teachers Federation has announced its next steps in job action, as it continues to negotiate with the provincial government over a new contract. On Monday, there will be a province wide ban on extra-curricular activities. That means teachers will not take part in things like sports, drama, music, band, science clubs, intramurals, rehearsals, […]

Negotiators for the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation will be sitting down with the provincial government’s bargaining team for the first time in weeks. Teachers have staged rotating strikes, in their attempt to get the government to come back to the bargaining table. Friday, the Sask Party Government gave new “marching orders” to the bargaining committee, although […]

The government and teachers will be heading back to the bargaining table on Monday in Saskatoon. This came after the government gave new instructions to its negotiating team, but the Sask Party Government is not moving off its stance that “class size” and “class complexity” needs to be worked out at the school division level, […]

The Saskatchewan Teachers Federation says they would like to see a “Made in Saskatchewan” approach when it comes to addressing class diversity and complexity. That’s from STF President Patrick Maze, although he points to a funding model in Alberta that seems to be working there. Maze says that province has a fund with $78 million […]

An eight-member committee designed to discuss the class size and composition in Saskatchewan elementary and high schools is scheduled to sit down next week for its first meeting. The committee will be chaired by Deputy Education Minister Rob Currie. Of the eight, six are former teachers, but none are members of the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation.  […]

The Saskatchewan Teachers Federation believes that class size and composition should be discussed when it comes to a new contract. The provincial government has a different thought on that though. Education Minister Gord Wyant says he is willing to talk about class size, but there are more that have to be involved in those discussions […]