Saskatchewan’s education minister has suspended Planned Parenthood from making presentations in classrooms after the organization took “inappropriate” sexual material to a high school. Dustin Duncan said Thursday that the material, a pamphlet, was recently obtained by a Grade 9 student at the school in Lumsden, north of Regina. It included graphic, sexual words beginning with […]
After promising some money to school divisions in the wake of a rally in front of the Legislature over the weekend, the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation is saying it’s not enough. In a media release issued today, STF President Samantha Becotte said it will take $400 million to restore funding back to 2012 levels. “Government’s failure […]
Saskatchewan Distance Learning Corporation, the province’s new provincial online school and crown corporation, will be hiring up to 90 new teaching positions. The Sask DLC is expected to employ 150 educators with 60 teachers transferring about 60 from the Sun West School Division and the rest hired directly. Their main office in in Kenaston but […]
The provincial government announced their intention to set up a crown corporation for Distance Learning, which leaves the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation (STF) asking…. why? The STF said the government is “proceeding blindly without meaningful consultation”, according to a media release, and that the aggressive timeline suggests a lack of awareness of the current state of […]
The Government of Saskatchewan announced that it’s centralizing online learning for Saskatchewan students and it’ll come into effect for the 2023-24 school year. This centralized model will provide any class from kindergarten to grade 12 for any Saskatchewan student who chooses to study online and it’s all free of charge. This option will allow students, […]
Recently displaced Ukrainians will be the recipients of a pair of benefits from the provincial government. The government announced that families are now eligible through the Canada Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel for income support benefits to help with the cost of raising children under age 18. This is an expansion of the Canada Child […]
A trio of administrators have been appointed by the province to oversee operations at Legacy Christian Academy, Grace Christian School and Regent Christian Academy. The three are all former superintendents or division directors, the government said in a media release. Mike Walters will oversee Legacy Christian Academy, Dave Derksen at Grace Christian School and Randy […]
