Middle school teacher with a passion for sustainability + human rights.
Director of Membership of MB Reading Assoc.
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Feb 1, 2020 • 16 tweets • 4 min read
1) Today's @WinnipegNews had the following piece about education funding in our province. While the stats in the piece are true, it fails to paint a full picture. Read on to learn why. #mbpoli#mbedchat
winnipegfreepress.com/local/tories-r…2) Brodbeck says school divisions have doubled their per student spending from 1999 to 2018. This is true. I looked at the 1997/98 budget and compared to 2017/18 figures. The 2017/18 per student spending was $13,287, while 97/98 was $6,158 (adjusted for inflation that's $8,911).