Manitoba Education

• Manitoba NDP government supports Liberal bill on universal screening for students

  Manitoba's NDP government has agreed to support a Liberal bill on universal screening for learning disabilities in early grades.

  Education

  Nov 4
  
• School boards struggling with how to implement cellphone restrictions, association president says

  With phone restrictions coming into place in some school divisions and provinces across the country, Manitoba educators are looking at how -- and what -- to implement.

  Education

  Jun 25, 2024
  
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• Manitoba Grade 12 English Language Arts exams rescheduled

  A Manitoba Education spokesperson said Saturday that Grade 12 English Language Arts Standards Tests would not be delivered Monday and would instead be rescheduled.

  Education

  May 25, 2024
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• Feds, province launch child abuse prevention training for Manitoba educators

  The province announced a three-way partnership with the federal government and the Canadian Centre for Child Protection (C3P) on Thursday.

  Education

  May 9, 2024
• ‘Shock and disbelief’ after Manitoba school trustee’s Indigenous comments

  A controversial presentation by a school trustee in western Manitoba has members of nearby communities in disbelief.

  Education

  Apr 25, 2024
• Winnipeg school restructures its day to address absenteeism, improve learning

  A Winnipeg school has restructured its school day to address learning and absenteeism.

  Education

  Apr 9, 2024
• Manitoba government introduces law to lower school age, simplify enrolment process

  The amendment aims to guarantee that children residing with a responsible adult can enrol in their local school, even without a formal transfer of guardianship.

  Education

  Mar 13, 2024
• Manitoba reinstates Grade 10, 12 exams following parental concerns

  A week after pulling exams for Grade 10 and Grade 12 students, Manitoba has reinstated it testing program in responses to concerns from parents. Changes, however, are still coming.

  Education

  Mar 12, 2024
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• ‘Representation is critical,’ experts say in bid for more Indigenous teachers

  "If our stories and our representatives from our community aren't being seen in (educational) spaces, then children aren't going to think (teaching) is something that they can do,"

  Education

  Feb 13, 2024
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• Manitoba Jewish, Muslim community members applaud new anti-hate education efforts by province

  Educators and members of the Jewish and Muslim communities in Manitoba are welcoming a recent announcement by the province to push back on acts of hatred through education.

  Education

  Nov 27, 2023