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Province thanks teachers for work during school year
After a school year that saw teachers once again navigate a return to the classroom amidst COVID-19 uncertainties, the province is giving them its thanks. In a release, the Saskatchewan government sai...
Jun 27, 2022
Funding partnership announced for Cree bilingual school in Saskatoon
After several years of celebrating cultural events on a screen, Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools returned with their annual powwow Friday. On top of the drummers and dancers celebrating together, th...
Jun 17, 2022 Board of Education Chair Diane Boyko (left) and Keith Martell, President and CEO with the First Nations Bank of Canada (right), announce funding partnership during the GSCS annual Pow Wow in Thornton Park. (Dallas Dahlseide/650 CKOM)
NDP gives province failing grade for school support amid affordability crisis
In the midst of end-of-year school assessments, NDP Education Critic Matt Love has a grade for the province's education minister. "It's a big, whopping F," Love said Friday, speaking to reporters outs...
Jun 17, 2022 Matt Love speaks to media in front of Aden Bowman Collegiate on June 17, 2022. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
C95 Teacher of the Year known for making students feel safe
C95 and the Saskatoon Teachers' Association announced 2022's Teacher of the Year winner Thursday morning at St. Lorenzo Ruiz School. Blair Gillies - Mr. Gillies to his Grade 3 students - was presented...
Jun 16, 2022 Teacher Blair Gillies (right) stands alongside the students in his grade three class who nominated him for C95's Teacher of the Year and Tim Stone. (650 CKOM)
Minister considers more support for schools after lunch supervision fees added
A lot of parents are unhappy after some school divisions across the province introduced a fee for lunchtime supervision in an effort to keep up with inflation. Starting in the fall, parents in several...
Jun 14, 2022 Education Minister Dustin Duncan. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Moe defends travel, talks school funding after trip to U.S.
After spending the last week in New York and Washington, D.C., Premier Scott Moe met reporters at the airport in Saskatoon on Friday afternoon. Moe said he'd had a busy week with 40 meetings, includin...
Jun 10, 2022
Love endorses Carla Beck for NDP leadership
Saskatoon MLA Matt Love is standing behind Carla Beck as she works to become the next leader of the Saskatchewan NDP. The pair announced Love's endorsement Friday at Market Mall in Saskatoon. Beck sai...
Jun 10, 2022 NDP MLA Carla Beck speaks to reporters at Market Mall on June 10, 2022. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
New lunchtime supervision fee unfortunate need for school budget
Saskatoon Public Schools board chair Colleen MacPherson said lunch hour supervision is not part of the teachers' collective agreement, so they contract separately with teachers and other school staff ...
Jun 09, 2022 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon principal eager for in-person grad celebrations
After two years of COVID-19 restrictions that limited students' ability to bid farewell to their high school years and accomplishments, schools are preparing to celebrate their students in person once...
May 25, 2022 A 2020 graduate of Aden Bowman Collegiate about to receive their diploma during a sociall-distanced outdoor graduation event during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Saskatoon Public Schools/Twitter)
Date set for closure of Princess Alexandra School
The days are numbered for Saskatoon's Princess Alexandra School. On Tuesday, the Saskatoon Public Schools (SPS) Board of Education passed a motion to close the elemantary school at the end of June. De...
May 12, 2022 Princess Alexandra School (Google)
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