People For Public Education Manitoba

We’re thrilled to announce these speakers for our upcoming Picnic for Public Ed! Should you be there? Yes, you should!

Parental Rights Open Letter An open letter to the Progressive Conservative Party, We are writing to express concern about the recent announcement by the Progressive Conservative Party to add to existing parental rights. Certain...

Please read this open letter to the PC Party from members of the U of M Faculty of Education regarding the dangers of the parental rights movement.

In this election, the rights and well-being of students needs to be paramount.

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The Manitoba School Libraries Association sent out a collection and diversity toolkit to all divisions to inform and combat fringe groups distributing “notices of liability.”

www.manitobaschoollibraries.ca/_files/ugd/1...

Brandon trustees accused of violating Criminal Code; chair dismisses ‘anti-LGBTQ' agenda BRANDON — Brandon School Division trustees have received dozens of so-called “notices of liability,” as part of a continued effort to ban LGBTTQ+, sexual and gender identity content from its sch...

This fringe group is giving "notices of liability" to Brandon school trustees because they are not censoring books about sexuality and gender identity.
Trying to intimidate trustees is gross, even if the group's notices are not legitimate legal documents.

www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

School supply fees are one of many parents will need to pay this year, including lunch fees, fees for extracurriculars, field trip fees and more.

A lot of these fees lead to inequities and underline the importance of a fully funded education system.

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This week is Election Questions Week!

All week we'll be posting and discussing questions you can ask your MLA candidates about education. Below is a sneak preview of the questions.
On Oct. 3, make sure you are well informed and ready to vote!

A picnic basket that says proudly publicly funded with items that say equity, resources, professional educators, and support staff sticking out of the basket.

Announcing the 2023 Picnic for Public Education!
Join us Sunday, September 17th at Kildonan Park Spot 10 from 1:00 to 3:30 to connect, collaborate and advocate for public education in Manitoba.

peopleforpubliced.com/2023-picnic-...

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