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The Evan Bray Show - Pat Boot and Catherine Weenk - May 27th, 2024

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In an editorial published earlier this month in the Saskatoon Star Phoenix, two contributors to the Saskatoon Public School Foundation, Pat Boot and Catherine Weenk, make note of Saskatchewan's poorer academic performance than other provinces. Boot and Weenk say better-performing provinces have implemented class size limits and classroom complexity measures and tell Evan they want to see the same careful action taken in the province.
27 May 2024 1PM English Canada News Commentary

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