Catholic school division cuts aboriginal retention worker jobs

Twelve people received layoff notices on Tuesday as Saskatoon’s Catholic school division eliminated jobs for aboriginal student retention workers in the face of a $9.7 million budget shortfall.
Facing growing student enrolment and a reduction in funding, school division officials recently called this year’s budget a step backwards.
Catholic Board chair Diane Boyko said eliminating the positions will save about $700,000, but noted the cuts were not easy to make.
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