‘Heartbroken’ school staff mull future after Jordan’s Principle cuts – Cabin Radio

June 9, 2025

“Our lives have been flipped upside down and we aren’t sure what it means for our future.”

Gregor isn’t the only educational assistant feeling that way as staff, parents and administrators try to understand the long-term classroom consequences of a federal funding shift.

More than 200 educational assistants (or EAs) in the NWT are funded through Jordan’s Principle, a federal program that has announced dramatic changes in the criteria under which it gives cash to schools.

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