Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill

A location has been chosen for the new joint use elementary and high schools in east Regina. The schools will be located in the Towns neighbourhood in Regina’s southeast. According to the province’s announcement, the joint-use elementary school will accommodate 1,400 students with 800 for the public school and 600 for the Catholic school. The nearby […]

The Government of Saskatchewan is falling into lockstep with other provinces in terms of banning cell phone use in schools. They are taking significant steps to enhance “student focus and reduce distractions in classrooms”. Beginning in the 2024-25 school year, cell phones will be banned during class time across all K-12 schools in the province. […]

Saskatchewan schools are heading towards the end of the school year – with the clock now ticking down to graduations and and of the year celebrations. Now it appears that the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) is at a deadlock with the government bargaining committee. The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) has declared a work-to-rule campaign starting […]

Saskatchewan’s education minister has apologized in the legislature for asking if he should give up his first-born child when speaking to a mother whose daughter had died. Jeremy Cockrill says he used a poor choice of words in the private meeting with Taya Thomas about teachers asking for more supports for students with extra needs. […]

 With Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation members expanding to work-to-rule job action this week across the province, details have emerged about the efforts from the province last week towards trying to get both sides back to bargaining. Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill confirmed to reporters one new development in the back-and-forth discussions between the government and STF: that the province had proposed […]