Manitoba Education Funding Overhaul Aims For 80 Percent State Share
Manitoba Education Minister Keith A. Cosens unveils a three year Education Support Program with 70 million dollars in added provincial funds. The plan shifts costs from local property taxes to the province, sets an 80 percent funding share, and abolishes the Greater Winnipeg Levy while boosting special education and immigrant instruction supports.
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White Cane Week marks 35th education initiative in Canada
During White Cane Week the Canadian Council of the Blind and CNIB highlight blindness prevention and services for Canadians with vision loss. CMIB's Robert F. Mercer urges volunteering like driving, shopping aid, or reading to students, while eye donation through the Eye Bank of Canada supports corneal transplants. The campaign slogan is Blindness Is Everyone's Concern.
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