Tag Archives: Education
NDP calls for plan for safe reopening of schools including hiring additional teachers and EAs
As the current school year winds down and graduation plans wrap up, the province's opposition is calling on the government to commit to hiring additional teachers and educational assistants (EAs) for ...
Jun 04, 2020
Summer reading program to continue at Wapiti Regional Libraries despite COVID-19 pandemic
With in-person programming being cancelled at libraries across the province, the Wapiti Regional Library is moving their summer programs online.The usual summer reading club participants can still get...
Jun 03, 2020
Fall education scenarios could be revealed soon: NESD Director of Education
The North East School Division (NESD) is awaiting the province's plan for re-opening schools.Students and teachers have been participating in supplemental learning curriculum since the province shut d...
Jun 03, 2020
Local teacher hopes space launch can inspire students
Maybe you can remember where you were when the Apollo 11 mission blasted off in the summer of 1969, or when the first Space Shuttle cleared the tower at Cape Canaveral twelve years later? And perhaps ...
May 30, 2020
Kinstino area woman appointed as Research Chair in Métis studies at U of S
An exciting chapter lies ahead for a Kinistino woman who has been named the Gabriel Dumont Institute (GDI) Research Chair in Mtis Studies at the University of Saskatchewan (USask).Dr. Allyson Stevenso...
May 29, 2020
NESD school year to wrap up June 19
Students and teachers will soon wrap up what has been a challenging school year, to say the least.School divisions across the province were forced to implement supplemental learning, as the COVID-19 p...
May 28, 2020
MUCC teachers drop signs of sunshine to grads during gloomy period
Melfort and Unit Comprehensive Collegiate's (MUCC) graduating class of 2020 received a literal and figurative sign of compassion from their teachers.Teachers at MUCC dropped off lawn signs to all 96 o...
May 27, 2020
Province announces capital projects for post-secondary schools
Three of Saskatchewan's post-secondary institutions are getting upgrades through construction projects.The Government of Saskatchewan announced Wednesday the projects will occur at the University of R...
May 27, 2020
Social distancing in schools not realistic, expert says
When classes resume and students return to school, one education expert says it's not practical or realistic to expect strong social distancing measures.School in Saskatchewan will not resume until Se...
May 21, 2020
University of Saskatchewan planning for primarily online learning this fall
The University of Saskatchewan (USask) is planning to do primarily online instruction this fall.In an update on the USask webpage, the university says the September delivery model will combine primari...
May 12, 2020