Extremely alarming’: Yellowknife educators fear school year without Jordan’s Principle funding – CBC

Aug 19, 2025

Last year, Mildred Hall School had 35 support staff funded through Jordan’s Principle

With the first day of school just over a week away, educators connected with Yellowknife’s Mildred Hall School say they are worried about what major cuts to support staff — resulting from changes to Jordan’s Principle administration — will mean for students this fall and into the future.

Mildred Hall has used Jordan’s Principle funding for the last eight years. A teacher at the school, who asked not to be named to protect the identities of their students, said this funding paid for staff who provided academic and emotional support, mental health counselling, cultural education and more to children with complex needs.

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