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My M.M. colleague, the inimitable @doubleemmartin.bsky.social is reporting from the frontlines in Alberta #mbed #wfp

A historic number of school trustees have automatically won their bid to draft classroom budgets and make public education policy in Winnipeg.

There are 7 uncontested races this municipal elxn season — 5x the average over the last 6 #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

For the Freep’s latest #longread, I visited the beloved yet often-overlooked inner-city gem that is Gordon Bell High.

Alumni and anyone else who, as one teacher put it, “drinks the purple Kool-Aid” is invited to its 100th bday bash (Oct. 8-10) #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

ICYMI, A retired guidance counsellor is defending his use of vulgar slang and personal sexual experiences during a grades 11 and 12 health class as an attempt “to teach a different kind of masculinity” #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

“Truth + Reconciliation week is so emotional + draining for residential school survivors,” said a longtime instructor of U of W Collegiate’s mandatory Grade 9 TRC course.

“I wanted to do something a little bit different + offer a thank you” #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

ICYMI, A disciplinary panel has ordered the cancellation of a Chinese-Canadian teacher’s certificate because of her “repeated boundary-crossing with a student” during her tenure at an international school with local ties #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

On the eve of Orange Shirt Day, hundreds of black T-shirts will be handed out to teenagers at Elmwood High School — and there wasn’t a mixup in the clothing procurement process #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Shameless reminder @winnipegfreepress.com broke this story 6+ yrs ago. We started asking questions + led others to do the same.

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The overseas arrest of an ex-law dean who defrauded U of M out of more than $600,000 is being met both with relief + renewed frustration in the local legal community.

“It’s about time, but it’s a massive case of too little, too late." #mbed #wfp
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New: Manitoba’s premier pledges to continue allowing parents to pull their kids from health class if content — be it related to human sexuality, substance use or otherwise — clashes with personal beliefs #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

“‘Transmasc’ and ‘non-binary’ and ‘gender queer’ — I don’t know what that all means so I, personally, welcome the help, in terms of starting these conversations at school,” Kinew said.

But he also pledged Tuesday to maintain opt-outs in sex-ed #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

The AI boom is inducing panic about the makeup of MB's future workforce + influencing post-secondary application trends.

What remains a constant, per the economist who oversees U of M, is the often-overlooked value of a liberal arts degree #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

There's A LOT to unpack in this wide-ranging phys-ed + health curriculum pilot. I've spent dozens of hours going through it so far. More to come via the WFP #mbed #wfp

It didn't take long for fearmongering about sex-ed, mis/dis-information + transphobic propaganda to start circulating online once new the curriculum was released.

"Parental rights" rhetoric has resurfaced just in time for school board elxn season #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Next up, "food literacy" + expanding nutrition, historically focused on Canada's food guide.

Manitoba teachers are being asked to lead in-depth discussions about how everything from diet culture to food insecurity affects eating habits in 2026 #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

This article examined on how new curriculum embeds lessons on online safety, digital communication + using critical thinking while navigating texting, email, social media platforms #mbed

This A1 on Tuesday, Sept. 15 was on the addition of tech + media literacy in health class.

Students will learn about everything from emoji etiquette to internet scams, as well as the difference between sexting + sextortion, following an #mbed overhaul www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

From A1 (above the fold) on Monday, Sept. 14:

“There’s no ‘the talk’ anymore. Now, there’s continuations of multiple ‘talks,’ which can hopefully reduce stress for students + stigma that people experience talking about sexuality" #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

The major changes, in the eyes of an #mbed reporter?

a) "The Talk" in sex-ed (periods, ejaculation, etc) is now in G4 instead of G5 because the onset of puberty is happening earlier.

b) New requirements for *repeated* explicit K-12 lessons on boundary-setting/how to seek, give + decline consent

I started calling teachers, profs, community-based experts to find out what stood out to them.

Cue my first major story to break down the 26 draft curriculum docs' wide-ranging contents, highlights + making a separate list of topics I thought were deserving of #mbed deep dives for the #wfp.