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...

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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.

I did a quick scan before heading out to talk to families on the first day at Prince Edward School in Winnipeg.

On the playground there was widespread support for new requirements to start discussing screen time, sedentary behaviours in G1 #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...