The increase of $49.34 million is a far cry from the amount the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation was hoping to see. skpoli sasked
which includedprompted criticism from leaders in the sector, who said it didn’t consider inflationary pressures school divisions were facing. Divisions had to cut staff or add fees as a result. The province provided aThe 2023-24 budget also provides $147.3 million for education capital projects. Of that, $4.4 million will be used to begin planning on five major school capital projects, including a new francophone elementary school in Saskatoon and renovations to Regina’s Campbell Collegiate.
The budget also includes $23 million toward the startup and operation of the Saskatchewan Distance Learning Corporation, which will launch in 2023-24, and $7 million to divisions to retain the more than 200 educational assistants hired since Sept. 2021.
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