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Province To Combat Low Test Scores, Attempt to Centralize Collective Bargaining For Teachers

In addition “investing more than ever before” in the Manitoba public school system, the Pallister government says they are also prioritising improving test scores and centralizing collective bargaining for teachers.

 

Ian Wishart, the Provincial Minister of Education and Training, was recently in Thompson and spoke to Arctic Radio News about how the Province will be looking at improving the test scores.

 

Wishart said that they will be “rolling out a literacy-numeracy strategy very shortly”. He said it was a very consultative process, which involved talking to educators, parents and even industry members, as “[the province] needs to be producing what they need”. The Minister said that this isn’t something that can be “turned around overnight”, and even though the scores come out every two years, there shouldn’t be an expectation that there will be a drastic improvement.

 

Wishart also spoke about the government’s plan to centralize collective bargaining for teachers across Manitoba. The plan would replace the existing 38 agreements, all of which were negotiated locally, with one Manitoba-wide agreement. He said having one deal would put Manitoba in line with the rest of the country and that it would benefit teachers as much as anyone else, as it would introduce uniformity and equity. The Minister added that a lot of time is put in to doing “the same thing” 38 times, and that it results in a cost to the government.    

 

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