By Mattie Macintosh Local Journalism Initiative Reporter \u00a008\/08\/2024 Manitoba\u2019s first mega-contract for public school teachers will raise general wages by more than 12 per cent and establish a standardized salary scale for 2026-27. By the end of the historic agreement, which combines 37 division-specific contracts and spans July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2026, the province\u2019s most veteran and highly trained educators will earn upwards of $125,000, regardless of where they work. \u201cThese salary figures are astronomical. Manitoba teachers are now among the highest-paid in the country, and Canada is already known for being relatively generous when it comes to teacher salaries,\u201d Cameron Hauseman, an associate professor of educational administration at the University of Manitoba, said. Hauseman said the new contract should entice more people to enter the teaching workforce… <\/p>\n
By Mattie Macintosh Local Journalism Initiative Reporter \u00a008\/08\/2024 Manitoba\u2019s first mega-contract for public school teachers will raise general wages by more than 12 per cent and establish a standardized salary scale for 2026-27. By the end of the historic agreement, which combines 37 division-specific contracts and spans July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2026, the province\u2019s most veteran and highly trained educators will earn upwards of $125,000, regardless of where they work. \u201cThese salary figures are astronomical. Manitoba teachers are now among the highest-paid in the country, and Canada is already known for being relatively generous when it comes to teacher salaries,\u201d Cameron Hauseman, an associate professor of educational administration at the University of Manitoba, said. Hauseman said the new contract should entice more people to enter the teaching workforce... <\/p>\n