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Since they’ve taken office, the Pallister government’s funding for our schools has declined when you take into account inflation and our rising student population. This decrease has caused schools . . .
Since the announcement of the provincial government’s long-awaited response to the K-12 Review Commission, through Bill 64 (the Education Modernization Act) on March 15, tens of thousands of . . .
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Indigenous graduating-class size at U of M a remarkable achievement; new provincial legislation a big step backward By: Niigaan Sinclair | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Monday, May. 10, 2021
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The University of Manitoba graduated 510 Indigenous students on Saturday, the largest cohort in its history.
The University of Manitoba graduated 510 Indigenous students on Saturday, the largest cohort in its history.
Comparatively, in 2011 the year I started teaching at the U of M there were 158.
That’s more than three times as many and one of the highest numbers in North America (University of Saskatchewan hasn’t released this year s numbers yet but it is often slightly higher than the U of M).
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Nearly 15 years after he was hired by Manitoba Education, John Finch retired as a public servant this year earlier than planned because of his concerns about the growing politicization of the department in charge of K-12 schooling.
Nearly 15 years after he was hired by Manitoba Education, John Finch retired as a public servant this year earlier than planned because of his concerns about the growing politicization of the department in charge of K-12 schooling.
Finch, 56, worked in consultant, managerial, and co-ordinator roles during his career in the department; most recently, he was in charge of learning support and technology, a unit responsible for all curricular areas outside of numeracy and literacy.