Saskatchewan schools grateful for extra funding in 2025 budget [Video]

In the Saskatchewan provincial budget announced on Wednesday the education sector will be receiving am overall budget of $3.5 billion – an increase of $183.5 million or 5.5 per cent from last year’s budget.

“We really feel that the government has responded to some of the things we’ve been advocating for,” said Shawn Davidson, Saskatchewan School Boards Association president.

The 27 school divisions in the province will get $2.4 billion for operating funding – an increase of $186.4 or 8.4 per cent.

The government is providing $191.3 million dollars to improve school infrastructure.

This year’s budget includes increased funding for the new collective agreement reached between teachers and the province.

Teachers will be seeing an increase of $130 million dollars for their new agreement, to address the growing enrollment and classroom struggles.

“The arbitrator’s report came out not that long ago, and there is some negotiation around the language of what that is going to look like,” said Everett Hindley, …