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This fall, the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation will launch 1,483, a public awareness and advocacy campaign focused on the impact of education underfunding on Saskatchewan students, classrooms and communities. Named for the dollar amount of funding lost per student over the past decade when adjusted for inflation, the campaign highlights a stark reality: every Saskatchewan student is receiving $1,483 less than they would if education funding had kept pace with inflation.

As another school year begins, I want to extend a warm welcome back to teachers across Saskatchewan. September brings renewed energy, but also a heightened sense of urgency as we continue the critical work of supporting students and strengthening public education, particularly as we head into a new round of provincial collective bargaining.

As calls grow across Canada to strengthen relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples, Saskatchewan teachers are recognizing the role education plays in reconciliation. Schools were once sites of profound harm for many Indian Residential School Survivors. Today, schools are increasingly seen as places for healing through learning, reflection and action.

Increasing workload demands, greater classroom complexity and the emotional demands of daily classroom life can quickly dampen that first-day-of-school enthusiasm. As school leaders, we cannot solve every systemic challenge, but we can significantly influence teachers’ daily experiences. Small leadership actions can strengthen trust and build engagement long after the back-to-school sales end.

There’s something powerful about choosing to do something difficult on purpose. For Megan Wotherspoon, that choice was running 1,500 kilometres across Saskatchewan to honour her late mother. She set out on this journey to meet people, build connections and move through the land her mother once loved.

On June 6, 2026, Inclusion Saskatchewan celebrated the winners of the 2026 Inclusive Education Awards at its annual Inclusive Education Gala. In partnership with Inclusion Canada, these awards recognize people, schools and groups that are helping create classrooms and communities where students with intellectual disabilities feel welcome, valued and included.

As Saskatchewan teachers prepare for another round of provincial bargaining, concerns about recruitment and retention, classroom complexity, safety in schools and working conditions continue to dominate conversations across the province. In a conversation with the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation, Minister of Education Everett Hindley discussed many of the same issues, reflecting on the state of Saskatchewan’s public education system, lessons learned from the last round of bargaining and what teachers can expect as negotiations begin this fall.

Rawlco Radio’s Teacher of the Year and Golden West’s Golden Apple Awards capture those moments through the words of students, families and colleagues. The nominations don’t just highlight good teaching; they tell stories of care, connection and impact that stretch far beyond the classroom.

According to government data, Saskatchewan’s per-student education funding was $1,483 lower in 2025-26 than it was a decade ago. This decline is the focus of the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation’s new ad campaign, which launches this week.