Class size and composition, it’s something both the opposition NDP and the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation have been hammering the government on, saying the quality of education that kids are getting now is being hindered. The government is now taking steps which will hopefully alleviate the problem, as Education Minister Gord Wyant announced Wednesday that a […]
The Saskatchewan NDP is suggesting not enough is being done by the Saskatchewan Party government to alleviate pressures felt in overpopulated schools. Overcapacity in Regina schools was brought up during question period on Thursday at the legislature. The discussion was initiated following an accommodation review of classrooms in the Regina Public School Division that determined 13 […]
The provincial government was again questioned on classroom sizes in Saskatchewan during question period Thursday morning. This comes as education minister Gord Wyant is consulting with the teachers across the province on class sizes and class composition, and Wednesday, Wyant maintained that class composition is the bigger of the two issues. Education critic Carla Beck […]
The provincial NDP tried to begin an emergency debate in the provincial legislature Thursday over what they are calling an education crisis in Saskatchewan. However, the Sask Party government shut down the debate despite reports from the NDP that there is more violence in Saskatchewan classrooms than in any other classroom in Canada and concerns […]
Using one of Regina’s newer schools as the backdrop, the provincial NDP says their education survey released earlier this month is showing the state of education is worse than what they originally thought. Standing outside Connaught School, Education critic Carla Beck says the call has been made loud and clear for the government to start […]
The Saskatchewan NDP wants to hear from you if you have a role in the provincial education system. Education critic Carla Beck announced the Brighter Future Education Survey on Tuesday. The survey has questions about what is being experienced in classrooms across the province. “We know that our classrooms are increasingly complex and under-resourced, and […]
