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Education platforms

Here's what the candidates in Transcona, and their parties, are promising.

French schooling

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NDP

  • Restore the Assistant Deputy Minister Position for French Education
  • Recruit more French-language teachers
  • Reverse cuts to French language education at the Université de Saint-Boniface

Liberal

  • Restore the Bureau D'éducation Française and Association of Manitoba Bilingual Municipalities

    "Strengthen and restoring the Bureau D’éducation Française and Association of Manitoba Bilingual Municipalities with stable long-term funding"

  • Support the Université de Saint-Boniface's development plan

    "Support the Université de Saint-Boniface’s development plan to offset shortages in the French education sector" — Dougald Lamont & the Manitoba Liberals — Real Choice, Real Change

We don't have any PC policies on French schooling.

K-12 funding

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NDP

  • Give schools stable, predictable funding
  • Reduce class sizes for younger grades so students can have more one-on-one attention
  • Pass Public-Private-Partnership "accountability legislation" to keep private business interests out of classrooms

    "Bring in new P3 accountability legislation to protect schools and keep private business interests out of our classrooms." — mbndp.ca, retrieved 2023-09-19

We don't have any Liberal policies on K-12 funding.
We don't have any PC policies on K-12 funding.

Learning needs

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NDP

  • Hire more teachers and EAs for kids with additional needs

Liberal

We don't have any PC policies on Learning needs.

Parental rights and involvement

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We don't have any NDP policies on Parental rights and involvement.
We don't have any Liberal policies on Parental rights and involvement.

PC

  • Require schools to inform parents of curriculum
  • Require schools to involve parents when addressing bullying and pupil behaviour changes
  • Require schools to get consent from parents before making, sharing, or storing any image of a student
  • Require schools to notify parents before any presentations are made at school by outside presenters

Post-secondary costs and loans

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Liberal

We don't have any PC policies on Post-secondary costs and loans.

School construction and upgrades

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We don't have any NDP policies on School construction and upgrades.

Liberal

  • Provide dedicated funds for improving classroom ventilation
  • Plan to install air conditioning in schools across Manitoba
We don't have any PC policies on School construction and upgrades.

School curriculum

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NDP

  • Update the K-12 curriculum with a focus on math and reading
  • Increase STEM programming in secondary school

    "Increase STEM programming at high schools across the province in coordination with post-secondary institutions so Manitobans are ready for the jobs of tomorrow" — mbndp.ca, retrieved 2023-09-19

We don't have any Liberal policies on School curriculum.
We don't have any PC policies on School curriculum.