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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Province Proposes Reducing School Districts

The Alward government is looking at reorganizing school districts, increasing parent involvement on district education councils and paying those councils.

Education Minister Jody Carr says the proposed changes are based on a lot of consultation and will improve education.

The changes would include reducing the number of school districts to seven from 14, a step expected to save $5 million a year in administration costs.

Under the changes, the anglophone sector would comprise four districts and the francophone sector would comprise three districts.

The boundaries would be used during the district education council elections in May with the new councils starting July 1st.

For more information on the changes, click here