Tag Archives: Education
School band's trip to NYC still on, regardless of sanctions
North Battleford Comprehensive High School (NBCHS) Band's planned trip to New York City is still moving ahead, despite teachers' sanctions underway.Saskatchewan teachers withdrew their time for extrac...
Mar 13, 2024
Saskatchewan legislature members spar over impasse with teachers
Debate over a labour dispute between Saskatchewan teachers and the province heated up in the legislature Monday, with the Opposition demanding the government get a deal done.The education minister, ho...
Mar 12, 2024
Province to provide $108K for Indigenous education
Indigenous students looking to become fluent in their own language will have the opportunity following the recent announcement by the province. First Nations University of Canada will receive a boost ...
Mar 11, 2024
New Bachelor's Degree in Indigenous Journalism coming to Saskatchewan
It's being called a first-of-its-kind program in North America and it's being offered right here in Saskatchewan.On Monday, the First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv) announced the launch of a fo...
Mar 11, 2024
Police break up STF sit-in at Cockrill's office; local media also asked to leave
A sit-in organized by the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation (STF) at Battlefords MLA Jeremy Cockrill's constituency office was brought to an abrupt end after an officer from the Battlefords RCMP was br...
Mar 08, 2024
Teachers disappointed but not surprised by back door deal with boards
The Sask. Teacher's Federation said it is disappointed but not surprised that the province offered the Sask. School Boards Assoc. (SSBA) a deal involving class sizes and supports and gave them 24-hour...
Mar 08, 2024
Teacher job action escalates next week in Sask.
The latest round of job sanctions will hit Saskatchewan schools next week.Teachers across Saskatchewan will not be volunteering their time for extracurricular activities between March 11 and 13 and wi...
Mar 08, 2024
STF president says Moe ‘avoiding accountability’ with education budget announcement
The head of Saskatchewan's teachers' union says Premier Scott Moe is avoiding accountability by increasing education funding without enshrining it in a new contract.Moe made the surprise announcement ...
Mar 07, 2024
New teachers sanctions to impact schools in northeast and Battlefords
More lunch hours are being cancelled in the province as part of the next round of sanctions by the Teachers Federation (STF) have been announced.The STF will withdraw noon-hour supervision at several ...
Mar 05, 2024
Marauders and Crusaders score big wins at Wrestling Regionals
A number of wrestlers from St. Mary and Carlton Comprehensive High Schools have punched their tickets to provincials.Both schools did very well at Regionals, which was held last Saturday in Rosetown. ...
Mar 04, 2024
