The province has committed $7 million for the education system to support student with special needs.

The funding will provide Manitoba school divisions an increase in their special needs level 2 and 3 funding which can be used o provide student-specific supports to help address special learning needs.

“We know there have been impacts on learning during the pandemic and this funding reflects the high priority the provincial government places on special needs education for Manitobans,” said Education and Early Childhood Learning Minister Wayne Ewasko. “This increase for the upcoming school year will support students with special needs to provide student-specific supports determined by school teams, such as increased access to behaviour specialist supports, specialized programming or educational assistants.”

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