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Advocacy

The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation, its local associations and each of its over 12,000 members have a responsibility to provide their informed views on crucial education issues to political decision-makers across Saskatchewan.

Ideally, political advocacy goes on all the time. While there are certain times of particular focus–such as during collective bargaining or during a provincial election campaign–teacher influence and voice in the debate about critical education matters needs to happen continually, both provincially and locally.

Saskatchewan has one of the best education systems in the world–thanks in large part to the political influence of teachers and their professional organization. We, as teachers, must be vigilant and must keep working to ensure that the gains we have made in the past are not lost in the future.

Through our collective energy, we can turn an event like a provincial election, a new session of the legislature or a new provincial budget into an opportunity for the advancement of children, schools and teachers.