TEACHERS SPEAK OUT AGAINST RIDICULOUS SASK. PARTY DECISION TO FUND PRIVATE SCHOOL THAT ALREADY CHARGES TENS OF THOUSANDS IN TUITION

Carla Beck’s Team Pens Letter To Education Minister Demanding Answers As Public Schools Continue To Suffer From Sask. Party Cuts, 20 Years Of Mismanagement
SASKATOON — Saskatchewan teachers are speaking out against the Sask. Party government's decision to send a cheque for nearly $2 million in public money to a private Saskatoon school that already charges families tens of thousands of dollars in tuition.

The unfathomable decision comes as public schools continue to suffer from a lack of resources, overcrowded classrooms and crumbling schools — all results of 20 years of Sask. Party mismanagement and disregard for public education.

“The Sask. Party government is focused only on serving their rich friends and insiders while everyday families struggle to make ends meet and students struggle in schools severely lacking necessary supports,” said Matt Love, Education Shadow Minister.

“Teachers in public schools across this province are telling us the same thing — their classrooms are overcrowded and educators are constantly being asked to do more and more with less.

“Rather than trying to address that crisis, Scott Moe and his incompetent Education Minister took $2 million dollars and sent it to a rich private school that charges tens of thousands of dollars in tuition every year, just for the right to walk through its doors.”

The Sask. Party announced last week that Roadways Literacy Academy, an alternative independent school, will receive $403,000 in funding this school year, an increase of $175,000, as well as up to $1.56 million in additional funding through March 2029 for educational programming and specialized literacy services.

On Monday, Love wrote to Education Minister Everett Hindley demanding answers about the decision, including a full public disclosure of the criteria used to award the additional funding.

Tom German, former principal said educators see the consequences of underfunding in Saskatchewan classrooms every day.

“Classrooms today are more complex than ever due to years of underfunding."

Saskatchewan literacy rates are getting worse, with one in three students not reading at grade level by Grade 3. Saskatchewan also provides the lowest level of school nutrition funding in Canada at a time when educators are increasingly seeing students arrive at school hungry.

“Every child deserves the opportunity to learn and succeed, regardless of how much money their parents make or where they go to school,” said Don McBean, MLA for Saskatoon Chief Mistawasis and a former school principal. “Every child deserves the kind of small classes and specialized supports that this government seems prepared to fund for families who can afford thousands of dollars in tuition. Those opportunities should exist in every public school in Saskatchewan.”
Hugh Kurz the government's decision is particularly frustrating for educators who have spent years asking for additional resources in public classrooms.

“All students in Saskatchewan should have access to the same level of education regardless of what their family is able to afford."

Love said he expects an answer from Hindley immediately.

“This is a government that makes callous decisions to support their political insiders and refuses to be accountable at every turn,” Love said. “Public dollars should be focused on ensuring every Saskatchewan child has access to a quality education in properly funded public school.

“It’s time for change.”

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