SASK. PARTY CUTS TO SCHOOLS HURTING STUDENTS, JEOPARDIZING SASKATCHEWAN’S FUTURE: SURVEY

Ninety-Eight Per Cent Of Those Surveyed Report Harm From Underfunding Of K-12 Schools

REGINA – The Saskatchewan NDP is standing with education workers and demanding better support for students — Saskatchewan’s future — as a new survey makes it clear just how devastating Sask. Party cuts have been to public schools.

In all, 98 per cent of survey respondents for a CUPE report titled “Falling Through The Cracks” said their school divisions have been impacted by Sask. Party cuts over the past two years.

‎

“What we are seeing is a government that has failed our students and the future of our province,” said Carla Beck, Saskatchewan NDP Leader. “After 18 years of the Sask. Party, our schools are underfunded, teachers and school staff are run off their feet, students are falling behind and don’t know where to turn for help.

‎

“This has to change. These are our kids — every single one of them deserves a quality education and every opportunity to succeed.”

‎

While education funding increased in most provinces between 2013 and 2023, Saskatchewan recorded a 15 per cent decrease in inflation-adjusted per-student funding. Compared to 2020, the province’s

classrooms have added 15,000 new students but with 86 fewer teachers.

‎

Beck, Saskatchewan NDP Education Shadow Minister Matt Love and others joined CUPE education workers for a rally out front of the Legislature on Tuesday.

‎

“Things are not improving — in fact, we hear from teachers and parents that public education is in worse shape than ever,” Love said. “There’s less support for individual students, larger class sizes and unacceptably long wait times for specialists like speech pathologists.”

‎

Beck said school boards are cutting to the bone as per student operating funding lags behind inflation and behind the rest of the country.

‎

“Saskatchewan, we don’t have to settle for this,” Beck said. “We can build a bright future for every student, where they can get a good education, then a good job and raise their family right here. That’s what I want for your kids and for the future of Saskatchewan.”

‎

-30-

Latest posts

SCHOOL ROOF COLLAPSES FOR A SECOND TIME, SASK. PARTY FAILS TO KEEP KIDS SAFE

Government’s Own Report Found 145 Schools In ‘Critical’ Or ‘Poor’ Condition
SASKATOON – The Saskatchewan NDP is demanding answers and immediate action from the Sask. Party after a Saskatoon school roof collapsed, putting students and staff at risk.

CFIB SAYS POWER RATE HIKES WILL HURT SMALL BUSINESSES, FARMERS

Projected Impact Far More Than Scott Moe & Sask. Party Have Claimed
REGINA – The Saskatchewan NDP and the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) are calling out the Sask. Party government for their proposed power hikes that will disproportionally impact farms and small businesses.

BECK'S NEW SHADOW CABINET MAKES WOMEN’S HEALTH, TECHNOLOGY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE A PRIORITY

Saskatchewan NDP Building Plan For Change, Will Hit Ground Running On Day 1 Of Forming Government
SASKATOON – Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck will make women’s health as well as technology, innovation and building an artificial intelligence strategy even greater priorities for the Saskatchewan NDP with the creation of two new shadow minister positions.

MOE WILL SLAP SASKATOON WITH A MAJOR HIKE IN POWER RATES TOO

As Sask. Party Runs SaskPower Into The Ground, Crown Raises Rates For Resellers Like Saskatoon Light & Power
SASKATOON – The Saskatchewan NDP says it’s just a matter of time before Saskatoon residents, like those across the rest of the province. are hit with another increase in power rates.