News - Education

It’s a triumphant return to the classroom for Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month (CALM) this March, as 6,997 Manitoba students will participate in Agriculture in the Classroom-Manitoba’s (AITC-M) flagship program.

The Manitoba government is now accepting applications for the 2023-24 Teachers’ Idea Fund intake. The projects aim to focus on mental health and well-being of students and educators, while encouraging innovative ideas in the Classroom.

The Manitoba government has released the final report of the Poverty and Education Task Force which highlights successful initiatives that are already in place, while acknowledging barriers and challenges faced by students who live in poverty.

The Manitoba government is strengthening the province’s education system by increasing funding for kindergarten to Grade 12 schools by $100 million for the 2023-24 school year, representing an increase of 6.1 per cent in operating funding.

The Manitoba government announced that it will invest up to $10 million to support the development of the Prairie Innovation Centre at Assiniboine Community College (ACC) in Brandon, Manitoba.

The governments of Canada and Manitoba have announced that they are investing $2.8 million in 143 grants to support French-language programming in Manitoba schools.

For the 11th consecutive year, Manitoba Public Insurance is kicking off its popular Friends for Life speaker series in high schools throughout the province, which features dynamic and impactful first-person accounts of how high-risk driving decisions behind the wheel can lead to life-altering injuries and realities for years to come.

The Manitoba government is establishing the Manitoba Education Council to take a provincewide approach to planning, implementing and monitoring Manitoba’s K to 12 Education Action Plan and is issuing a call for applications from members of the public wishing to join in this work.

The governments of Canada and Manitoba are investing more than $4 million to reimburse the tuition of early childhood educator students by up to $5,000 per school year to help cover tuition-related costs of recognized programs.

The Manitoba government is investing $3.2 million in 38 new projects under the Teachers’ Idea Fund, with a goal to help make classrooms and schools places of innovation, discovery and excitement.