education

The Canadian Union of Public Employees, the Canadian Teachers Federation, and the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour are all teaming up to fight the provincial governments gender and pronoun policy. In particular, the Sask Party Government’s use of the not withstanding clause of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. All three groups are concerned the policy […]

High school student Kyle Pierce struggled to learn in a traditional classroom, but thanks to a non-traditional educational setting, he was able to turn around his grades and graduate.    Prairie South School Division launched Pathways School last fall for students in grades 10, 11 and 12 who were unsuccessful in a typical class setting. […]

MOOSE JAW — The use of smartphones in schools has been a hot topic across Canada and the United States lately, with some schools having no policies and others forbidding students from using the devices in class. While Prairie South School Division has an administrative policy governing employees’ use of smartphones and cell phones on the job, it does not […]

One of the first announcements out of the gate at Canada’s Farm Show, is that it is moving to March. The show has been held in June, but the move to March wasn’t on a whim. “For the first time in our 46-year history, Canada’s Farm Show Regina is moving to March,” said Roberta Engel, […]

Saskatchewan teachers have resumed job action in a bid to push the province back into bargaining on issues of classroom sizes and student supports.  The sanctions mean teachers won’t volunteer their time for lunchroom supervision and extracurricular activities.  Also, they will arrive to school only 15 minutes before the start of the day and will leave […]

Medical researchers at the University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine looked inward for their latest study — an attempt to capture the experiences of racism faced by Black medical school students. The resulting empirical study, published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, documents a litany of reported indignities that include a senior doctor defending her use […]

The two sides aren’t far apart. Last week members of the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation voted 55 percent to reject the latest contract offer from the provincial government. Friday, the two sides agreed to sit down on Wednesday to try and find a path towards a deal to end the protracted labour dispute. Education Minister Jeremy […]

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 […]

Parents of those on the autism spectrum were at the Legislature raising the issue of a lack of funding to support students with complex needs. Opposition Education Critic Matt Love raised the issue at a news conference Wednesday alongside two parents of kids with autism. One of those, B-j Diduck, has three kids with autism and one […]

The Saskatchewan Science Centre is celebrating its 35th anniversary in conjunction with Discovery Week, April 22 to 28, in Saskatchewan. According to Parks, Culture and Sport, Discovery Week offers the chance to ignite scientific curiosity and discovery. The Saskatchewan Science Centre is a non-profit, non-governmental educational facility located in Regina. In 1978, a visionary group of […]