The president of the Saskatchewan School Boards Association laments that educators are being asked to do more with less money.
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The idea is that the provincial government, which is responsible for funding education, determines the size of the pie and then delivers it to locally elected school boards, which are in the best position to determine how to best slice the pie for their local context, ideally with no strings attached.We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.m.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Unfortunately, budget day has become predictably disappointing for school boards and the rhetoric around record-breaking funding for education every year is misleading and tired. We should all be concerned about the size of the pie because ultimately the lack of investment in education is shortchanging our young people.
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