Campaign calls on Manitoba to make three-point seatbelts mandatory in school buses Jodi Ruta is a Manitoba school bus driver by day, an independent traffic-safety researcher by night and a social media influencer 24-7. Better known as “Jodi The Bus Driver” on TikTok, the 39-year-old...

Jodi Ruta has begun speaking out about a traumatic collision involving her full school bus in 2023.

Better known as "Jodi The Bus Driver," she's created a list of calls to action to better protect future bus-riders #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Manitoba government shelves plans for teacher exchange program The Manitoba government has shelved plans to organize teacher exchanges to address workforce shortages and give urban and northern professionals an opportunity to learn from one another. The now-defun...

The Manitoba government has shelved plans to organize teacher exchanges to address workforce shortages and give urban and northern professionals an opportunity to learn from one another #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Data on violence in Manitoba schools released A new study suggests that one in two teachers in Manitoba is experiencing violence on the job. “It is, unfortunately, not shocking — it should be, but it’s not,” resource teacher Julie Braaksma said a...

A new study suggests that one in two teachers in Manitoba is experiencing violence on the job #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Manitoba's Brandon University adopts new grade-appeal policy after controversial 2022 decision From now on, a student’s appeal for a higher course mark at Brandon University should — regardless of the end result — involve more parties and yield an extensive paper trail. University senators rece...

From now on, a student’s appeal for a higher course mark at Brandon University will involve more parties & an extensive paper trail.

A new policy was drafted in response to backlash about a former dean overriding an F with an A+ #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

‘More than just simply a university’ The University of Winnipeg’s acting president prides himself on being a lifelong cheerleader for the Wesmen and he’s bringing that energy — as well as plans to revisit the soccer program — to his new....

The University of Winnipeg’s acting president prides himself on being a lifelong cheerleader for the Wesmen and he’s bringing that energy — as well as plans to revisit the soccer program — to his new post #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew uses AI to make homemade Ojibwa translator; cautiously optimistic about technology’s benefits The tabs open on Premier Wab Kinew’s laptop will all but certainly surprise the average Manitoban. Google Gemini, Claude by Anthropic and other artificial-intelligence powered assistants can be found....

During a year end interview @winnipegfreepress.com, the premier revealed he was – with the help of large language models – multitasking.

Kinew has been busying himself with trying to understand how AI will help & hinder the province he governs #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Inner-city outreach workers take on truancy one student at a time It’s shortly after 10 a.m. on a recent Monday morning, and Sam Ayigbe is navigating North End streets in a minivan, heat on full blast. The van’s dashboard reads -10 C, but it feels far colder with th...

Ahead of winter break @winnipegfreepress.com boarded an #mbed outreach team's morning drop-off shuttle.

Daily, free and door-to-door service to school is key in Inner City Youth Alive's plan to address chronic absenteeism in the North End #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Winnipeg schools closed as blizzard blasts southern Manitoba All Winnipeg schools are closed Thursday as a blizzard hammers southern Manitoba. An email from the Winnipeg School Division to staff Thursday morning said city divisions have made the decision to clo...

Today is a rare, citywide snow day, following an eleventh hour announcement re: worsening conditions this A.M.

Did you show up to school/work before the call was made around 7:45 a.m.?

More to come via @winnipegfreepress.com #mbed #wfp

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Wolseley School to be renamed Little Bluestem School Wolseley School will be renamed after a perennial grass that grows in nearby Omand’s Creek following overwhelming support from families who live steps from the park. The Winnipeg School Division’s boa...

Wolseley School will be renamed after a perennial grass that grows in nearby Omand’s Creek following overwhelming support from families who live steps from the park #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

New: Wolseley School will be renamed Little Bluestem School, effective September 2026.

Col. Wolseley (1833-1913) was a respected military commander during his lifetime. But his legacy includes leading the 1870 expedition to end Riel’s provisional govt.

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Red River Polytech project focuses on Winnipeg inner-city high school students Donning chef hats and wide smiles, Winnipeg high schoolers showed off their culinary skills, such as making demi-glace — or, as one teenager put it, “a fancy gravy” — at a first-of-its-kind banquet on...

High schoolers showed off their demi-glace — or, as one teen put it, “fancy gravy” — at a first-of-its-kind feast to celebrate a new afterschool program.

RRC designed Culinary Connections to teach youth culinary skills + feed their families #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Distasio named U of W interim president

A University of Winnipeg professor who researches poverty and urban renewal at the downtown campus is now its acting president.

Jino Distasio, one of the most high-profile researchers at U of W, was named interim vice-chancellor Tuesday #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

U of W president removed The University of Winnipeg has terminated its president. The board of regents, the governing body in charge of operations at U of W, removed Todd Mondor following a meeting Monday night. Mondor began....

BREAKING: The University of Winnipeg has terminated its president.

More to come #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Manitoba eyes bilingual designation ‘to be at the table’ The Kinew government is applying for a special designation to put its growing francophone community on the map and tap into new markets in French-speaking countries across the world. Manitoba’s “truly...

Manitoba is applying for a special designation to put its growing francophone community on the map & tap into new markets in French-speaking countries across the world.

The Kinew govt’s “truly bilingual province” consultations wrapped Oct. 31 #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Former Brandon University dean accused of ‘mathematically impossible’ grade change A now-senior executive at Brandon University turned a student’s failing grade into an A+ when she was the dean of science, a move that overrode the course instructor’s concerns and is raising question...

My latest investigation for @winnipegfreepress.com

A now-senior exec at Brandon University turned a student’s failing grade into an A+ when she was the dean of science, a move that overrode the instructor’s concerns & is raising qs about marking #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Artificial intelligence fears to curb homework assignments from francophone teachers in Manitoba Francophone teachers have been asked to limit homework wherever possible and promote nightly reading routines in response to the rise of artificial intelligence. The Division scolaire franco-manitobai...

On A1 today:

Francophone teachers have been asked to limit homework wherever possible and promote nightly reading routines in response to the rise of artificial intelligence.

DSFM has new guidelines on “donner des devoirs” #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Thirteen teacher complaints made in three months, misconduct report shows

New: There were 13 disclosures about teacher-related misconduct — with an “almost even” split between employer and public tipsters — during the first quarter of the year #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Manitoba teenagers honour war victims during trip to Europe A group of Manitoba teens are honouring veterans and victims of the world wars overseas as part of a new provincial program that pays for them to visit historic and commemorative sites in Europe.

New: Winnipeg students are on an all-expenses-paid trip to see firsthand the wild poppies that inspired “In Flanders Fields” & the iconic symbol of Canadian Remembrance Day.

A new #mbed fund was established after Kinew’s emotional visit to Normandy #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

This pitch was a special one as I’ve been covering the #righttoread movement — & trying to make sense of all the nuance, sensitivity, etc. — since early 2022.

>3 years later, I continue to be shocked by just how divisive the “reading wars” remain #mbed #wfp

Manitoba elementary students share struggles with reading after report reveals education system failing The Manitoba Human Rights Commission published the long-awaited results of a probe into how schools are teaching children to read — or failing to do so — at the end of October. The 70-page report repr...

A boy with dyslexia showed up to the Leg on Oct. 8 to call for improvements to #mbed literacy lessons. His pleas have inspired others to speak out.

@winnipegfreepress.com spoke w/ four kids who, despite teachers’ best efforts, could not become literate via public school #wfp bit.ly/485JVSz

Media Literacy & Learning Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada

Curious about the @winnipegfreepress.com #mbed literacy platform?

A teacher pitched us to collab (!) (She is media shy, but credit where credit is due.) I am so proud to be involved in this partnership as a reporter-volunteer.

Check out Phase 1 here: www.winnipegfreepress.com/education

Manitoba early reading screening legislation passes final test Manitoba’s poor literacy rate has prompted MLAs of all political stripes to unanimously endorse a private member’s bill to increase teacher monitoring and support for struggling readers.

Manitoba’s poor literacy rate has prompted MLAs of all political stripes to unanimously endorse a private member’s bill to increase teacher monitoring and support for struggling readers #mbed #wfp

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Trustee suspended for third time in three years TRANSCONA’S school board has given a veteran member his third strike in as many years, but he’s not out of a job. Rod Giesbrecht, a longtime trustee in the River East Transcona School Division, has be...

Transcona’s school board has given a veteran member his third strike in as many years, but he’s not out of a job #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Manitoba Human Rights Commission flags troubles in literacy education Human rights investigators have found that parents of struggling readers across Manitoba are being forced to take on “a full-time job” of advocacy so their children can become literate in local public...

New: Human rights investigators have found that parents of struggling readers across Manitoba are being forced to take on “a full-time job” of advocacy so their children can become literate in local public schools #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

For the Sleep-In Sunday crowd…

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Run don’t walk to get a copy of Saturday’s WFP 🗞️🏃‍♀️💨

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Opinion: Coming of age in the era of ‘fake news’ ‘Let’s get media lit(erate)!” The punny slogan was my attempt to get students excited about fact-checking, current events and finding alternative sources to Wikipedia — a crowd-sourced platform anyone...

This is the first time — and likely, the last (!) — I’m playing dress up as a columnist for the Freep.

‘Twas my ~volunteer media coach~ duty, as far as I’m concerned…

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Winnipeg students develop critical aptitude essential for navigating media landscape One day in the fall of 2024, two of Lily Godinez Goodman’s Grade 5 students came to her with a question: Why didn’t their Earl Grey School have a newspaper, they wondered — and if they started one, wo...

A must-read, from @doubleemmartin.bsky.social:

Ms. Lily's Grade 5 students came to her with a *double-barreled* q last fall: why didn’t Earl Grey School have a paper, they wondered — and if they started one, would she serve as editor-in-chief? #mbed #wfp
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More to come.

A huge thank you to everyone who’s read our coverage to date. Stay tuned throughout 2025-26 (& likely, given all the reader interest, far beyond it).

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Winnipeg city council byelection candidates at odds over photo radar Elmwood-East Kildonan is home to the top ticket-generating speed trap in a 30 km/h school zone in all of Winnipeg — a source of ongoing frustration for drivers. More than 65,000 camera flashes have ca...

My $1200 collection of police data revealed the top revenue-generating speed-cam school zone surrounds River Elm School (Talbot Ave/Gateway Rd).

And it just so happens there was a city byelection in this ward on Saturday (Oct. 25) #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...