Winnipeg Free Press
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More than 3,200 parents from all corners of the province have signed an open letter to Premier Brian Pallister and Education Minister Cliff Cullen in opposition to the Education Modernization Act.
Parents are panning Manitoba’s plans to replace school boards with a government-appointed advisory council, citing concerns about how the reforms will offload the paid work of elected trustees onto volunteer caregivers.
Parents are panning Manitoba’s plans to replace school boards with a government-appointed advisory council, citing concerns about how the reforms will offload the paid work of elected trustees onto volunteer caregivers.
WINNIPEG Thousands of parents in Manitoba have signed an open letter to the government in opposition of Bill 64 –The Education Modernization Act. This bill would see changes to Manitoba’s Kindergarten to Grade 12 education system that include replacing Manitoba’s 37 school divisions with 15 regions overseen by a provincial oversight body. The bill would also remove elected school boards and the role of school trustees. In the letter, addressed to Premier Brian Pallister and Education Minister Cliff Cullen, the parents say that if this bill were passed into law it would “dismantle” the public education system. “The Premier and Minister of Education claim that this legislation will result in a better education system for Manitoba families,” it says.
Province pushes for wage freeze on non-teaching staff
Minister of Education Cliff Cullen
Citing budget restraints amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the province has asked school boards to participate in an “all-hands-on-deck” approach across the public sector to minimize the deficit by negotiating a two-year wage freeze with non-teaching staff.
Citing budget restraints amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the province has asked school boards to participate in an all-hands-on-deck approach across the public sector to minimize the deficit by negotiating a two-year wage freeze with non-teaching staff.
On Thursday, the Manitoba NDP caucus published a letter outlining a new bargaining mandate for boards who negotiate with approximately 80 unions which represent educational assistants, custodians, bus drivers and other school employees across the province.
Brandon Sun By: Kyle Darbyson
Brandon School Division trustee Delvina Kejick protests Bill 64, the Education Modernization Act, alongside teachers Grace Masse and Jacqueline Sinclair at the intersection of 18th Street and Victoria Avenue on Wednesday afternoon. Around 40 local parents, educators and advocates took part in Wednesday s protest in Brandon, with a sister protest also taking place in Winnipeg at the same time. (Kyle Darbyson/The Brandon Sun)
Brandonites endured the cold on Wednesday afternoon to protest the province’s planned education reform through Bill 64, the Education Modernization Act.
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Brandonites endured the cold on Wednesday afternoon to protest the province’s planned education reform through Bill 64, the Education Modernization Act.
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