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Canadians Deserve a Universal Early Childhood Education and Child Care System
By Molly McCracken and Susan Prentice This week hundreds of educators, academics and activists gather in Winnipeg for the fourth national childcare conference. They are united by a vision of a universal early childhood education and child care …
The First Rung on the Ladder Community-Based Literacy Programming in Public Housing Complexes
By Jim Silver A wealth of evidence—both global and local—confirms the value of literacy, and the importance of programs that promote literacy. This is especially the case for low-income individuals and communities, for whom gains in literacy can …
Beer Bottles to Books: Remaking Merchants Corner
By Jim Silver Young North End activists hailed it as the latest example of “North End Rising.” That was the response when Premier Selinger announced on June 24 that the Provincial Government is investing more than $9 million …
Fast Facts: Graduate Studies and Continuing Fees
Graduate enrolment is steadily increasing in Manitoba, with more students electing to pursue post-graduate programs at both the Master’s and PhD level. The growth in graduate student population contributes much to the diversity and breadth of research done …
Missing the mark on post-secondary affordability
By Bilan Arte It’s no surprise that students today are feeling the pinch. The cost of tuition and ancillary fees, costs of living, and textbooks all increase year after year but we aren’t really seeing any substantial increases …
Sign on to support child care in Manitoba
Despite major investments by the Provincial Government in early childhood education since 1999, tens of thousands of families lack affordable child care. Only one in five children under the age of five is in licensed child care in …
Manitoba Needs a Public Childcare System
By Susan Prentice On September 19, Manitoba launched an on-line consultation on the province’s next multi-year plan for childcare. Since 2002, Manitoba has had two five-year plans, each of which made incremental changes. A major redesign of childcare …
“Indians Wear Red”: Aboriginal Street Gangs in Winnipeg
They were kids when they started. Teenagers locked up in the youth detention centre, watching movies about American street gangs. Soon they realized that if they stood up for each other, and worked together, it was easier to …
That’s What Unions Do
By Lynne Fernandez PDF version Back in February, 2013, CCPA-Mb put out a Fast Facts titled Six Unions: One Voice* which chronicled the many problems faced by staff at the University of Manitoba campus . We explained how …
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