Regional Centres for Education cutting supports to students with exceptionalities to save money: parents, union

Financial Post26 October 2026, 09:02 UTCCanada

HALIFAX, NS — CUPE School Support workers have learned that recent layoffs of Educational Program Assistants may be tied to a directive from the province to reassess the support needs of students already receiving assistance. Shelley McNeil, president of CUPE Local 5047, Halifax Regional Centre for Education, says more than 50 educational program assistants were […]

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