Classroom Sizes

• Saskatoon Public Schools draws on reserve funds to hire 29 new teachers, 40 EAs

  The budget passed amid frustration that government funding is lagging behind enrollment and inflation demands.

  Education

  Jun 17, 2020
  
• Newly formed class size and composition committee in Saskatchewan set to meet

  The eight member committee is made of four ministry representatives, one from the Saskatchewan School Boards’ Association and three members at large.

  Education

  Nov 21, 2019
  
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• New Bedford high school, skilled trade centres added to N.S. capital plan

  The provincial government has added an estimated $85 million-worth of new projects to its School Capital Plan, including a new high school for Bedford, N.S.

  Education

  Nov 14, 2019
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• Educators continue to raise concerns over class sizes in Saskatchewan

  Concerns over class sizes in Saskatchewan were the focus at World Teachers Day celebrations at the Legislature in Regina.

  Education

  Oct 6, 2019
• Saskatchewan government offers teachers 4% increase over 3 years

  Full-time teachers would also receive a one-time payment of $1,500 in the first year of the contract, the Saskatchewan government said.

  Education

  Sep 17, 2019
• ‘37 is too many’: Calgary mother angered over child’s classroom size

  It is unclear how many oversized classrooms there are in Calgary this school year – the CBE said it does not have data on class sizes available this school year.

  Education

  Sep 10, 2019
• STF president surprised teachers’ contract negotiations postponed

  Contract talks between the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation and provincial government were supposed to start this week, but have been pushed back to September.

  Education

  Aug 27, 2019
• COMMENTARY: Simple cuts not enough for Alberta’s complex education problem

  School's out for students but work is underway by the Alberta government to find savings in the education system.

  Jul 2, 2019
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• Last-minute pitches for Alberta Party leadership candidates as voting starts Sunday

  Former Edmonton mayor and PC health minister Stephen Mandel, Calgary lawyer Kara Levis and former UCP MLA Rick Fraser are all vying for the party’s top job.

  Politics

  Feb 25, 2018