One board, Regina Catholic School Division, is openly warning it has no choice but to cut resources and increase class sizes.
“Saskatchewan is an incredible place, filled with so much opportunity, and the key to unlocking our future potential is public education,” Beck said. “What we’ve seen is Scott Moe and the Sask. Party, time and time again, force Saskatchewan students to pay for their mistakes.
“My message to the government is — you have time to fix your mistakes. You can restore funding for classrooms before school resumes this fall. Let’s support students and set the foundation for our future — it’s time for change.”
In a letter sent to Moe’s Education Minister Everett Hindley last week, RCSD trustee board chair Ryan Bast says the division will be “forced to increase pupil-teacher ratios, reducing our ability to provide individualized supports to students and placing additional pressure on increasingly complex classrooms in order to balance our 2026-27 budget.” RCSD is projecting a $1.9 million deficit while facing more than $3.6 million in unavoidable cost pressures, according to the letter.
In nearby Prairie Valley School Division, covering the communities to the east of Regina, a social media post last week indicates provincial funding is $22 million short of where it should be and that the board will be forced to spend out of its reserves to cover a more than $660,000 deficit. “Ongoing, predictable funding increases are needed to ensure long-term sustainability and provide the highest quality education possible to our students,” the post reads.
And Northwest School Division, in an email to parents, says its funding has been cut by more than $565,000 this year compared to last and, in response, it will be cutting IT staff, returning learning coaches to classrooms, eliminating a family advocate position, reducing bus routes and making other changes.
“This is a direct result of a decade of Sask. Party cuts,” said Matt Love, Education Shadow Minister. “School boards have been cut to the bone and now this government’s refusal to support public education is going to have a direct impact on classrooms.
“Our team is going to fight back. We’re going to demand better for Saskatchewan students, for our future.”
Associate Education Shadow Minister Joan Pratchler said these cuts along with devastating changes planned for childcare funding that are set to take effect Wednesday are making life so difficult for families.
“Families are looking for hope, for a government that hears their concerns and that works day and night to support them,” Pratchler said. “Carla Beck’s team is going to deliver better government for our schools, for families, for our province and for our future.
“I can’t wait to form the next government so we can show Saskatchewan people exactly what a bright future looks like in this province.”
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