Gov't raises merger of teacher training

By Janet French. Just seven months into office, University of Saskatchewan president Ilene Busch-Vishniac says provincial government officials have twice questioned her about the "efficiency" of running two teacher training programs in Saskatchewan.
Busch-Vishniac said she has faced questions from both the treasury board and a group of government deputy ministers about why the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Regina both need colleges of education.
One deputy minister - who the president wouldn't name - told Busch-Vishniac it was "so inefficient" to have two university education programs running in the province. Read more...