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  REGINA -- The 2021-22 provincial budget includes Saskatchewan’s largest education investment in history, with $2.66 billion to support Prekindergarten to Grade 12 classrooms early learning and child care, and libraries and literacy. It’s an increase of $59.6 million from 2020-21. Saskatchewan earmarked $1.96 billion for operating funds for 27 school divisions, which addresses a two per cent salary increase as part of the Teachers' Collective Bargaining Agreement. This is a $19.2 million increase in school operating funding compared to last year. The province plans to use $101.9 mil...

STF calls for Level 4 in all schools after Easter due to COVID-19 Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation president Patrick Maze speaks in Prince Albert on Nov. 1, 2019. (Peter Lozinski/Daily Herald) On Wednesday the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) called for the Government of Saskatchewan to move all schools to Level 4 (online) learning for a two-week period following the Easter Break, which began Friday. Level 4 means all schools would transition to online, mandatory learning from Monday, April 12 through Friday, April 23. “There is a steady increase of COVID-19 cases in schools acros...

Article content The provincial government will have to juggle demands for new funding in the face of strong fiscal headwinds, as it prepares to table another deficit budget on Tuesday. Premier Scott Moe has framed the 2021-22 fiscal plan as a “recovery budget,” while both he and his finance minister have signalled that the government is likely to jettison the four-year balanced budget pledge it made during election season. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Sask. budget a balancing act even if balance a distant dream Back to video Jim Farney, h...

The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation says it would like to see more schools in Saskatchewan move to Level Four, after three school divisions in the Regina area announced last week they would be making the move to remote learning following the Easter break.

The Saskatchewan Teachers Federation is calling on the provincial government to move to Level Four for two weeks after the Easter break. That would me...