Manitoba’s accessibility minister hinted her office is drafting legislation to increase access to and recognition of American and Indigenous sign language services. Three months after she was caught c...
The University of Winnipeg’s financial situation has stabilized following 10 months of cutbacks on the downtown campus. “We’re confident we’ll have a balanced budget this year, and we’re very happy ab...
Despite eight in 10 early childhood educators reporting high levels of job satisfaction, many employers in the sector continue to struggle with staffing shortages. The Manitoba Child Care Association...
Six-year-old Raylynn Mercer spent much of his summer break bicycling around hotel parking lots and cuddling with his Chihuahua, Princess. “He’s a trooper,” Irene Mercer said as she reflected on the ab...
United by frustration about how public schools teach reading and their children’s struggles, parents are petitioning the province to pause its English curriculum rollout. An updated kindergarten-to-Gr...
Manitoba is creating a new strategy to tackle high staff turnover in First Nations schools and the achievement gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students. Over the last 15 months, the Educatio...
Winnipeg School Division trustees have a habit of spending extensive periods of public meetings in private and publishing records with errors. A Free Press review of 2024-2025 regular meeting minutes...
Red River College Polytech is celebrating its largest class of graduates from a one-of-a-kind course for shelter support workers. Dozens gathered at Manitou a bi Bii daziigae (formerly known as the In...
Manitoba’s largest school division is preparing to welcome a record number of international students in a couple of weeks. “When I first started doing this, I thought to myself that Winnipeg would be...