school divisions

Teachers in a school division that received a complaint about two “biological boys” using a girls change room say they have received degrading messages over the past week.  The Prairie Valley Teachers’ Association and the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation say in a joint statement that the comments have been disappointing and disgraceful. They say safe spaces for all […]

Saskatchewan’s two largest school divisions say they’ve addressed concerns from teachers and are enforcing the province’s pronoun law as children head back to classrooms next week. Jason Coleman, superintendent of student achievement at Regina Public Schools, says students under 16 who want to change their names or pronouns in school are required to have parental […]

Teachers in Saskatchewan have begun a two day ban on participation in extra curricular activities at school. This will effect sports teams, dram clubs and many other before and after school programs. The teachers announced they were going to take this step several days ago, and offered to not follow through on this job action […]

Over the February break there were no new talks between the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation, and the provincial government’s bargaining team to try and end the labour dispute which has seen multiple levels of job action over the last few weeks. Teachers will not come to the bargaining table unless the provincial government agrees to bargain […]

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, […]

School Divisions will receive a one-time $20 million investment for the 2022-23 school year to assist with rising fuel and insurance costs. As a result of these additional funds, school divisions can prevent inflationary costs from diverting resources away from classrooms. Education Minister Dustin Duncan said the government recognizes the impact rising costs across the […]

As the school year draws to a close and school divisions prepare their budget submissions, the Saskatchewan NDP is calling on the government to prevent any unnecessary cuts. NDP Education Critic Carla Beck says the funding laid out by the province isn’t going to be enough heading into next year. “Boards have used all but, […]

All 27 of Saskatchewan’s school divisions have released their plans for a safe return to school. This comes after much criticism of the provincial government’s initial back-to-school plan released on Tuesday. For Regina Public Schools, the school division will be installing plexi-glass screens at administrative offices and similar spaces, and will also be supplying hand […]