Tuesday is the last day schools in Saskatchewan can send in their funding applications to the Ministry of Education to receive financial support to keep students and staff safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding comes from the over $150 million in the COVID-19 contingency fund for education including provincial, federal and school savings. Money […]
Masks are now mandatory for all grades within the Prairie Valley School Division. This means the masking protocol will now include students in Pre-kindergarten to Grade 3. The announcement was made on Friday afternoon following a decision by the Prairie Valley Board of Education and senior administration. “This change follows the provincial announcement on November […]
The Saskatchewan Teacher’s Federation is calling on the government to take increased action to limit community spread of COVID-19. STF President Patrick Maze says they want the government to expand mask use to include the whole province, suspend all extra-curricular activities, and limit the number of schools each staff member can attend. Maze says the […]
The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation is calling for students, families and staff of school in the province to be vigilant and continue following precautions with increasing COVID-19 numbers in Saskatchewan. Patrick Maze, president of the STF, said based on what the province’s chief medical health officer has been warning the public about for some time now, […]
Regina-based Farm Credit Canada is contributing $100,000 to school meal programs across Canada to help alleviate hunger. The manager of Community Investment, Carla Warnyca, says FCC is supporting meal programs offered at 100 schools across Canada as part of a drive away hunger campaign. She explains how 100 schools will receive $1,000 each from the […]
Some encouraging numbers are coming out of Saskatchewan’s schools when it comes to COVID-19 testing. The province had indicated more detailed information on kids would be released each week once the school year started. The first report is in and it shows that in the week from September 7-12, that there were 14 active cases […]
Over 160 schools in Saskatchewan are going to be getting some form of energy efficiency upgrade. The cost of the projects in total will equal 12 million dollars with the federal government saying that money is coming from the collection of the carbon tax in Saskatchewan. The federal government says 90 percent of the money […]
Carla Beck, who serves as the Saskatchewan NDP’s education critic, believes now is the time for the Saskatchewan government to prioritize substitute teacher and educational assistant recruitment and retention. On Monday during an online conference call with media, she said the government can do this by providing funding for cohorting, contracts and sick pay. “Especially […]
The Saskatchewan NDP received some good news late last week when a report by the privacy commissioner stated that the provincial government has no valid reason to withhold information regarding the cost of needed repairs and condition of schools in the province. The official opposition has been asking for those numbers from the ministry of […]
Additional funding has been approved by the provincial government for classrooms to cover emergent, one-time expenses needed for a safe return to school this fall. $51 million will come out of the $150 million in the COVID-19 contingency fund for education and from the federal and provincial governments along with school division savings. $41 million […]
