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MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS River East Transcona School Division Superintendent and CEO Sandra Herbst. Education and Early Childhood Learning Minister Nello Altomare announces that the Manitoba government will be increasing operating funding for public schools by 3.4 per cent, an amount higher than the provincial inflation rate and supporting school divisions as they roll out a universal nutrition program, during a media conference under the watchful eyes of several grade 4 students at Joseph Teres School Thursday morning. See Maggie Macintosh story 240201 - Thursday, February 01, 2024.