But Saskatchewan School Boards Association president Connie Bailey said the government's late budget would make it harder for school boards to meet their own budget deadlines. Although teachers will still receive the increase, the additional funding will need to be covered by school boards. Education Minister Don Morgan is asking school boards to find savings to help pay for teachers' salary increases in the collective bargaining agreement. (Neil Cochrane/CBC News )Morgan said the government, which negotiated the contract last year, was still honouring the contract even if school divisions pay a portion of it. "It does have an effect going forward because this is a precedent and we are deeply disappointed as school boards, that they have chosen not to fund this collective agreement," she said.

Source: CBC News June 15, 2016 00:11 UTC