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A number of other schools are currently under construction or in the process of procuring land. The new schools will provide about 10,900 more spaces for students and 1,450 child care spaces at a cost of $500 million.
This funding is on top of the previously announced $160 million for COVID supports for education in Manitoba and is part of the $3 billion education budget that was announced last week.
This funding will also go to increasing replacements and upgrades to ventilation and electrical systems in existing schools and funding initiatives beyond core classroom areas such as updates to libraries, outdoor spaces and athletic programming as well as other areas.
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