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Winnipeg Free Press
As public school enrolment dropped during an atypical back-to-school season, homeschooling figures surged in the fall, especially in early grades: the number of kindergarten students registered rose by more than 200 per cent.
The province has published its 2020-21 enrolment report, which compiles headcounts taken in the public, independent and homeschool education systems, as of Sept. 30.
The latest annual report indicates 205,662 students are enrolled in K-12 classrooms, 88 per cent of which are in public schools, across Manitoba.
Total school division registrations typically fluctuate within one per cent of an increase every year, but approximately five per cent fewer students are attending public school this year in comparison to 2019.
By Victor Omondi
Former DJ to Salt-N-Pepa Spinderela says she was very disappointed after being “wrongfully excluded” from taking part in Lifetime’s new biopic, featuring one of the most celebrated female rap groups in the history of hip-hop.
“Words cannot fully express my disappointment when I learned a decision was made to move forward with a Lifetime biopic that wrongfully excluded me from every aspect of development and production … all the while using my image throughout, given that I played an integral role in the group’s story and success,” the 49-year-old DJ tweeted Friday.
“Salt-N-Pepa” is a Lifetime movie that dramatizes the life and activities of the rap group. It premiered this past Saturday. In the movie, Cheryl “Salt” James and Sandra “Pepa” Denton, acted by G.G. Townson and Laila Odom respectively, record a piece for a colleague’s class project, propelling them to win a Grammy Award, a development that brought a transformation to the genr