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 “It’s a start, but there’s much more work to be done.”

The binding report of the Arbitration Board provided the framework for the 2017-19 Provincial Collective Bargaining Agreement and resulted in Article 17 (Teacher Assigned Time) being added to the agreement.

Let’s think about distractions. The Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary defines a distraction as “something that distracts, especially by diverting or amusing.”

For anyone who has been in a school lately, the numbers provided by the Newcomer Student Centre with Saskatoon Public Schools is confirmation of the composition of today’s classroom, while for others it might be quite an eye-opener.

Among those attending the recent Presidents’ Forum from throughout the province, there was a consensus that teachers are coping as best they can. But at the same time there is genuine concern that recent funding cuts are going to stretch the public education elastic too far.