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Public education still a concern for NDPs

Last week in Legislature, NDPs made it known to the Liberal government that public education is still a concern in the province.
MLA Claire Trevena says the minister keeps blaming the school boards for making cuts.

Trevena says the boards have been stretch for so many years and financially paired down to the bone.

She says apart from the minister of education saying he would respond shortly, he gave little comfort to the trustees, administrators, or parents.

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