Nov. 17, 2008 - Education Minister Ken Krawetz today announced almost $500,000 in grants to the child care sector across the province to improve learning environments for children in the recently expanded child care centres and homes and new Prekindergarten programs.

Nov. 7, 2008 - The community of Oxbow celebrated today when Deputy Premier and Education Minister Ken Krawetz announced government funding of approximately $9.5 million for a new K-12 school for the community.

Nov. 3, 2008 - The Ministry of Education has awarded 500 students from across Saskatchewan $400 scholarships through the Saskatchewan General Proficiency Awards program.

Oct. 31, 2008 - At the conclusion of Education Week, Deputy Premier and Education Minister Ken Krawetz read to the Grade 5 class at Columbia School that accumulated more seconds of reading per student than any other class in the school during the Good Spirit School Division's Book'n it to a Billion reading celebration

Oct. 28, 2008 - Deputy Premier and Education Minister Ken Krawetz has returned from Ukraine where he renewed an education agreement between Saskatchewan and Chernivtsi Oblast, a region in western Ukraine.

With distance learning courses increasingly delivered by school divisions, TSL has reduced its services for this school year and will cease operation as of July 3, 2009. Registrations for TSL courses will be accepted up to February 28, 2009. A full listing of courses available from a variety of providers is available at the Saskatchewan Distance Education Courses website at http://www.skdistancelearning.ca/.