ProtectEdMB

Protect Manitoba's education system from regressive antidemocratic reform and attacks on students & marginalized communities
Come join us! #RedForEdMB

[ProtectEdMB @ProtectEdMB]

We aren’t going anywhere.

We hope you’ll stay with us to advocate for and amplify reconciliation in our school systems, end child poverty, and continue to protect public education in Manitoba.
#MbEd #MbPoli #KillBill64 #RedForEdMB

[ProtectEdMB @ProtectEdMB]

"When schools offer universal free meals, hungry kids eat. They also have better academic performance, behavior, attendance, and psychosocial functioning. These benefits should be available to all — with no questions asked."
#MbEd #MbPoli
https://t.co/cE2wrCoGxz

[ProtectEdMB @ProtectEdMB]

@ianmcc Soliciting donations for food banks is infinitely more helpful than this

#ConservativeLogic #MbPoli #MbEd
https://t.co/eG8z1y24R5

[ProtectEdMB @ProtectEdMB]

@MeghanJMJW When they could have been announcing real solutions to childhood poverty.
https://t.co/eG8z1y24R5

[ProtectEdMB @ProtectEdMB]

And to think they could have been announcing a similar program for Manitoba's students: Minnesota Passes Universal School Meals Program #AnotherWorldIsPossible #MbPoli #MbEd
https://t.co/eG8z1y24R5

[ProtectEdMB @ProtectEdMB]

Another world is possible. With the right leadership and pressure from the public, there's no reason why Manitoba students couldn't have this. #MbPoli #MbEd
https://t.co/ojF2W3Wb4V

[ProtectEdMB @ProtectEdMB]

They can't possibly be this bad at math. They know that these rebates are regressive. This government has shown over and over again that they govern for the wealthy. When you run the numbers on virtually every policy it disproportionately benefits the priviliged. #MbEd

[People For Public Education @PublicEdMB]

The top 10% of rebate cheque recipients, which includes large corporate property holders and billionaires, received four times more than the bottom 10%.

Who was this meant to benefit again?

[ProtectEdMB @ProtectEdMB]

The Regressive Conservatives have learned NOTHING from the overwhelming backlash against Bill 64. Critics overwhelmingly pointed out the impact that MB leads all the provinces in child poverty, yet they choose regressive policies that give $ to families earning$175K #MbEd #MbPoli

[People For Public Education @PublicEdMB]

The CCPA notes that a one time rebate cheque "will not address Manitoba’s persistently high child poverty rates."

It is important to ask what the province is doing to address child poverty inside and outside of schools.

https://t.co/x9ycTasb3F

[ProtectEdMB @ProtectEdMB]

The cost of not properly investing in public education is mind blowing. Continued austerity is fiscally reckless. Never mind the lost potential of the next generation.
#MbEd

[People For Public Education @PublicEdMB]

The province to announced $2M in funding for student learning and supports.

This is not a lot of money, and most of it is being used outside of the classroom.

This is a tactic to distract from the lack of support and funding for a system under strain.
https://t.co/BnOXhvzWE8

[People For Public Education @PublicEdMB]

Hello! This account represents People for Public Education in Manitoba.

We are a group of educators, parents, and community members who want to promote consistent, substantive public funding for public education in our province.

[#defendwpg @defendwpg]

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[mbstudentsforcovidsafety @mbstudentsforc1]

Manitoba Students for COVID Safety, Walk-Out, Monday Jan. 17th at 11:30 am. All schools participating listed in thread. message us here or on Insta to sign up your school. more info about walk-out on Insta (link in bio).

[ProtectEdMB @ProtectEdMB]

They also put out an exhaustive Covid-19 Health and Safety Guide. #MbEd #mbpoli https://t.co/PtON5tj7B2

[ProtectEdMB @ProtectEdMB]

EFTO has a wonderful checklist to help you determine if your workplace is safe during the pandemic. Check it out to help you decide if it's safe to be in your building. Does MTS have something similar for Manitoba Teachers? #mbpoli https://t.co/8LP6MtLJr9

[ProtectEdMB @ProtectEdMB]

ATTENTION EDUCATION WORKERS: From January 10th-13th, feel free to join us at 7pm via Zoom to share information and debrief regarding what's happening locally and in other jurisdictions! DM us for the link.

[ProtectEdMB @ProtectEdMB]

ATTENTION EDUCATION WORKERS: From January 10th-13th, feel free to join us at 7pm via Zoom to share information and debrief regarding what's happening locally and in other jurisdictions! DM us for the link.

[ProtectEdMB @ProtectEdMB]

In response to this, Chicago Public Schools locked teachers out of online school resources and elected to cancel classes instead of providing remote instruction, no doubt in an attempt to muddy the waters and portray this as a strike, which it wasn't.

Solidarity to the teachers.

[ProtectEdMB @ProtectEdMB]

Chicago teachers voted to go remote due to 24% positivity.

Winnipeg is double that, at 48%, and our testing system has completely collapsed.

This was a courageous decision made for safety, and it's one that @mbteachers should consider if conditions don't improve by the 17th.

[Chicago Teachers Union @CTULocal1]

The results of tonight's citywide electronic ballot are in. Starting tomorrow, all CTU members at CPS schools should be working remotely. The result of tonight's vote was 73 percent in favor of the remote-work-only job action.

[ProtectEdMB @ProtectEdMB]

@inkedcarpenter @travelchick7676 We're reasonably sure that Manitoba has no mechanism to recall a Premier or a government. A majority government can only do it themselves.

[ProtectEdMB @ProtectEdMB]

Today's education announcement was a complete abdication of responsibility from the Manitoba government, and it's time for either key personnel changes or new elections. 🧵

One week of remote learning is a cruel joke of a response to Omicron running wild throughout Manitoba.

[ProtectEdMB @ProtectEdMB]

If the Manitoba government has lost its appetite to fight the pandemic, they should ask the Lieutenant Governor to dissolve the Legislature and hold new elections in order to find a new government with the stomach for it.

[ProtectEdMB @ProtectEdMB]

At this point, it is not clear whether the fault lies with Cabinet, the Premier, or Public Health for our disastrous response to Omicron. It is time for the government to insist that public health officials execute their duties, or, failing that, tender their resignations.