A week after pulling exams for Grade 10 and Grade 12 students, Manitoba has reinstated it testing program in responses to concerns from parents. Changes, however, are still coming.
"If our stories and our representatives from our community aren't being seen in (educational) spaces, then children aren't going to think (teaching) is something that they can do,"
In fall 2023, the province asked all school divisions in Manitoba to take a deep dive into their attendance records as part of their commitment to addressing the problem of student absenteeism.
August Christianson does not hold a professional certificate with Manitoba Education or have any formal credentials to deliver academic lessons — let alone the ability to walk or talk quite