The working conditions of teachers, as well as the issues affecting education in the province, were at the heart of the discussion of the participants at the annual conference of French and immersion teachers in Saskatchewan.
According to the Associate Director General of theALEFAngela Banda, the government must invest even more in education.
She welcomes the provincial government’s funding for the planning of two new Fransaskois schools. However, for her, the province must invest even more in schools.
We build schools, but it’s inside the schools that it matters the most
says Angela Banda.
Planned public mobilization
According to Ms. Banda, members of theALEF plan to gather on April 29 in front of the Legislative Assembly in Regina to put forward their demands.
During the congress we talked about several things. Quite simply the disappointment of the budget. […] We encourage all our members, their families and the general public to be present at the rally for public education on April 29 in front of the Legislative Assembly, we really have to try to convince the government that education is a priority
says Angela Banda.
For his part, the president of theALEFDaniel Dion, agrees with Angela Banda’s remarks regarding the lack of funding in the field of education.
ALEF, it’s a problem everywhere for all members of the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation”,”text”:”We’ve already seen in recent years one of the big things that worries the majority of members, and that is underfunding. chronic education across the province. This is not a problem that is unique to ALEF members, it is a problem everywhere for all members of the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation”}}”>We have already seen in recent years that one of the big things that worries the majority of members is the chronic underfunding of education across the province. This is not a problem that is unique to members of theALEFit’s a problem everywhere for all members of the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation
says Daniel Dion.
With information from Fatoumata Traore