Teachers in the K-12 system believe that the new government has had enough time in its mandate to deliver some concrete initiatives on class size and school safety.
Education Minister Paul Dinn has had talks with stakeholders, but is making no commitments in that regard.
Education Minister Paul Dinn
NLTA President Dale Lambe says education wasn’t much of a priority in the Speech from the Throne, so he is hoping that that was not an indication of what’s to come.
“We haven’t seen anything actionable,” says Lambe. “There were easy things promised in the election that could be actioned but they haven’t been yet.”
He says it’s time for them to follow through on those election promises.
