French schooling
This is a page from the 2023 Manitoba general election.
Education platforms
Here's what the candidates in Waverley, and their parties, are promising.
Indigenous learning
We don't have any Liberal policies on Indigenous learning.
NDP
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Appoint an Assistant Deputy Minister "for Indigenous Excellence"
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Provide more Indigenous language programmes in schools
We don't have any PC policies on Indigenous learning.
International students
K-12 funding
Green
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Provide Lunch and up to one other meal per school day (Breakfast or Dinner) to all K-12 Students in Manitoba public schools, free of charge
We don't have any Liberal policies on K-12 funding.
NDP
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Give schools stable, predictable funding
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Reduce class sizes for younger grades so students can have more one-on-one attention
We don't have any PC policies on K-12 funding.
Learning needs
Parental rights and involvement
We don't have any Liberal policies on Parental rights and involvement.
We don't have any NDP policies on Parental rights and involvement.
PC
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Require schools to inform parents of curriculum
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Require schools to involve parents when addressing bullying and pupil behaviour changes
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Require schools to get consent from parents before making, sharing, or storing any image of a student
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Require schools to notify parents before any presentations are made at school by outside presenters
Post-secondary costs and loans
Green
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Work towards a target of all Manitoba Student Aid recipients receiving at least 50% of their funding in the form of non-repayable grants rather than loans
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Develop programs to structure repayment of Manitoba Student loans through an income-contingent repayment plan, based on the individual student's ability to pay
Liberal
NDP
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Repeal Bill 33
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Provide more post-secondary grants and student aid
We don't have any PC policies on Post-secondary costs and loans.
Post-secondary research
We don't have any Liberal policies on Post-secondary research.
NDP
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Increase funding to Research Manitoba
We don't have any PC policies on Post-secondary research.
School construction and upgrades
Liberal
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Provide dedicated funds for improving classroom ventilation
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Plan to install air conditioning in schools across Manitoba
We don't have any NDP policies on School construction and upgrades.
We don't have any PC policies on School construction and upgrades.
School curriculum
Green
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Affirm that young people have the right to be educated on matters pertaining to their own bodies
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Condemn and prevent the suppression and censorship of educational materials informing youth about puberty, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and sexual health
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Condemn the suppression of books that feature queer individuals and issues
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Expand Manitoba's social studies curriculum to include an exploration of the history of the AIDS epidemic and its causes, including the government-sanctioned AIDS information suppression campaigns
We don't have any Liberal policies on School curriculum.
NDP
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Update the K-12 curriculum with a focus on math and reading
We don't have any PC policies on School curriculum.
School nutrition
Student mental health
Green
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De-emphasize and reduce the role of testing and quantitative evaluation in school, instead giving teachers the means to make more meaningful assessments of their students' progress
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Discontinue all standardised testing in Manitoba
We don't have any Liberal policies on Student mental health.
We don't have any NDP policies on Student mental health.
We don't have any PC policies on Student mental health.