schools

The Argyle and Ecole St. Pius X elementary schools saw their grand opening Monday morning. The schools are located in the same shared joint-use facility in the Regina Lakeview neighbourhood and have saw an investment from the Government of Saskatchewan of over $44 million. The joint-use facility replaces the two former schools: Argyle, built in […]

Premier Scott Moe is ready to use the notwithstanding clause to protect a new rule requiring parental permission for transgender and nonbinary students to use different names or pronouns at school. In the face of a court challenge brought against the new education policy, Moe announced late last week that his provincial government would seek […]

By Stephanie Taylor in Ottawa –The Canadian Press– Canada’s minister for women, gender equality and youth says policies in Saskatchewan and New Brunswick that require parental consent before students under 16 can have schools use their preferred pronouns and names puts transgender and nonbinary kids in a “life-or-death situation.”  And while Marci Ien declined to comment on whether Ottawa […]

Saskatchewan is one of only two provinces in the country that is seeing a decrease in per student funding for education. According to a study from the Fraser Institute, when you factor in inflation, per student funding in Saskatchewan has dropped 11.6 percent between 2012 and 2021. Saskatchewan used to lead the country in this […]

We may just be weeks into the new school, but the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) is already raising concerns about how the needs of students will be met. Samantha Becotte, the President of the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation, said there call comes after the provincial budget did not provide enough funding to support existing resources in […]

On Thursday June 2nd,  Saskatchewan farm groups will provide a hot lunch to six schools in the province. Spearheaded by Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan and Agriculture in the Classroom, the sponsored lunch and activities is designed to help students and teachers learn more about how food is produced. The six schools are in Prince […]

Lumsden High School Saturday will be the home of the third annual, day-long student summit for the Prairie Valley School Division’s Gay-Straight Alliances, or GSAs. At the third annual, mostly-student-led conference, students will hear from guest speakers and learn about the building GSAs and building up the support for the Prairie Valley LGBTQ+ community. Lumsden […]

The Saskatchewan Teacher’s Federation (STF) were disappointed with the provincial government’s decision to not delay the return of in person learning from the Christmas holidays. The STF were hoping for a two day pause following the break to protect students and staff health. President Patrick Maze says he has heard from teachers who are concerned […]

The Saskatchewan government is introducing legislation that would create safe access zones for people going in and out of schools across the province.   The move is being made to make sure families can get into schools without being harassed while vaccines are rolled out for kids ages 5-11. “Similar to the protections provided for patients, […]

Two schools in Swift Current spent most of Thursday morning in a hold and secure situation following reports of potential threats to the Swift Current Comprehensive High School. The Swift Current Municipal R-C-M-P responded to the threats at about 8:40 a.m. on October 21st, placing the Swift Current Comprehensive High School and the O.M. Irwin […]