Tag Archives: Education
Bittersweet day as distance learning centre salutes final graduating class
Family, friends, and supporters flocked to Plaza 88 to celebrate what was the final graduating class of the Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division Distance Learning Centre (DLC) on Friday. The cen...
Jun 23, 2023
2023 Victor Thunderchild scholarship winners include future youth advocate, veterinarian and investigator
The legacy of a well-respected Prince Albert educator lives on.The three recipients of the 2023 Victor Thunderchild scholarships were announced this week and they are Roper Blanchard, Cadence Crain an...
Jun 23, 2023
New partnership signed with North West College and U of R for Social Work degree
Post-secondary students in North Battleford and Meadow Lake will benefit thanks to an upcoming partnership with the University of Regina.The school and North West College announced they have signed a ...
Jun 23, 2023
Northern Sask. students among 100 trade scholarship winners
Roughly 100 apprentice and trade scholarships are being given to Saskatchewan students including several from north central and northern Saskatchewan.The scholarships are awarded annually to graduatin...
Jun 23, 2023
Planned Parenthood suspended from school presentations by Ministry of Education
A set of what appears to be explicit alphabet cards left in a high school classroom has Planned Parenthood in hot water with some parents, and now with the provincial government as well.Education Mini...
Jun 23, 2023
JPII's Binette named Battle West Female Coach of the Year
John Paul II Collegiate's Kristina Binette has been named the Battle West District Female Coach of the Year. Each year the Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association (SHSAA) names one female and o...
Jun 22, 2023
Indigenous storyteller shares technology can be used for good
An elder from Northern Saskatchewan says it's up to parents and grandparents to ensure indigenous youth know their connection to their land and their culture is stronger than the one they are getting ...
Jun 22, 2023
STF accuses Young of abuse of power, teachers warned not to accept positions with NLSD
The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) has placed the Northern Lights School Division (NLSD) as 'in dispute,' the first time it has done so to a provincial school division in more than 20 years. ...
Jun 20, 2023
Sask. Rivers using reserve funds to balance 2023/24 budget
The Sask. Rivers Public School Division has approved its budget for next year but said the extra funding from the province is still not enough.During the Board of Trustees meeting on Monday, CFO Jerro...
Jun 20, 2023
Native women's association says high school students should be taught about genocide
OTTAWA - The Native Women's Association of Canada says it is hoping to make ugly truths about the ongoing genocide of Indigenous Peoples easier for students to see and understand with a graphic guide ...
Jun 19, 2023