‘Twas the Night before New Year’s

By George Stephenson With a tip of the hat to Clement Clarke Moore (1779-1863)   Twas the night before New Year’s and all through the world We look back at the year and all that’s unfurled. Hi... Read More...

Classrooms in Caves

By UNICEF Syrian Arab Republic Children in the Syrian Arab Republic risk their lives every day just to go to school. Since the conflict began in 2011, there have been more than 4,000 attacks on... Read More...

Highlights from Bill 17

March 2, 2016 Read What Government and Opposition MLA’s had to say about Bill 17, The Manitoba Teachers’ Society Act and Teachers Overall Bill 17–The Manitoba Teachers' Society Act Hon. James Allum (M... Read More...

Bill 17

Bill 17: The Manitoba Teachers’ Society Act  This Bill modernizes the legislation constituting The Manitoba Teachers' Society, the representative of teachers in the province. The Bill continues the leader... Read More...

Pallister: Wage “pause” coming

Nov. 23, 2016 Premier Brian Pallister continues to suggest a freeze in public sector wages is in the works, but says he won’t release details for the time being. Speaking with reporters on Nov. 22 he said... Read More...

Bill 2

Bill 2: The Public Schools Amendment Act – Small Class Sizes K-3 The Public Schools Act is amended to require that 90% of the kindergarten and Grades 1 to 3 classes within a school division or school distric... Read More...

Bill 7

Bill 7: The Public Schools Amendment Act – (Protecting Child Care Spaces in Schools) This Bill amends The Public Schools Act to require that the amount of space within a school used by a child care centre co... Read More...

Bill 13

Bill 13: The Education Administration Amendment Act – (First Nations, Metis and Inuit Education Framework) Under this Bill, The Education Administration Act is amended to require the minister to establish a ... Read More...

Bill 19

Bill 19:  The Public Schools Amendment Act – (Continuity of Learning) Currently, under The Public Schools Act a pupil who ceases to reside in a school division or school district ceases to be a resident pupi... Read More...

Literacy, numeracy govt. focus

Nov. 21, 2016 The province says it will develop a long-term strategy aimed at improving literacy and numeracy in Manitoba. The pledge was part of the Speech from the Throne on Nov. 21, opening the second ... Read More...