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Thousands of people raised their angry voices about the state of public education in Saskatchewan in a protest in Regina on Saturday. yqr skpoli MakeNoise4Ed

Thousands gathered at the Rally for Education at the Legislature in Regina on Saturday April 29, 2023.Teachers, support staff, students, union reps, school boards and concerned citizens from all corners of the province gathered in the shadow of Saskatchewan’s political seat of power to demand improved investment.

Attendees also heard from Laura Walton, president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees’ Ontario School Boards Council of Unions, Jenny Regal from the Canadian Teachers Federation and Lori Johb of the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour, as well as several local students.Article content She said the 2023-24 budget announced earlier this spring, paired with claims boasting another record investment in education, saw the sector reach a boiling point.Article content

“Year after year, we’ve only seen one increase in funding that has actually exceeded the rate of inflation in the last decade,” said Becotte.

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