Education

ATA calls for immediate action to address COVID-19 in schools

The president of the Alberta Teachers' Association says more need to be done to protect Alberta's students and school staff from COVID-19.Jason Schilling says that with only about 45 days remaining in...

Apr 27, 2021

New Schools in the Corridor have found their names

The new K-6 School being built in Condor now has a name. It has been named Charlotte Small Elementary School following input from a corridor community survey.Charlotte Small was the Mtis wife of the f...

Apr 27, 2021

Clearview Public Schools Celebrates Education Week May 3-7

The first Alberta School Week (Education Week) was held December 2-8, 1928. Its purpose then, as now, is to call attention to the importance of education and to show the public the good things happeni...

Apr 27, 2021

Hunting Hills moving to online learning Tuesday

A third Red Deer high school has moved to online learning due to COVID-19 following news that that Hunting Hills High School is doing so starting Tuesday. Red Deer Public Schools said in a release Mon...

Apr 26, 2021

Alberta teachers and education minister swap accusations of politicizing curriculum

EDMONTON - Education Minister Adriana LaGrange says the group representing Alberta teachers is playing politics with a proposed new kindergarten to Grade 6 curriculum and isn't sincere about real brid...

Apr 22, 2021

St. Martin de Porres student receives honourable mention in ASTAC poster contest

Oghenemine Okoro a Grade 5 student from St. Martin de Porres School received Honourable Mention in the Alberta Student Transportation Advisory Council (ASTAC) poster contest. This is what Oghenemine s...

Apr 21, 2021

RDC’s Alternative Energy Initiative recognized nationally as a leader in sustainability

Red Deer College has been recognized by Clean50 for its use of sustainable technologies to provide learning and research opportunities for students, faculty and industry partners, as well as to reduce...

Apr 21, 2021

Alberta schools to teach financial literacy this fall

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Junior and senior high school students will soon be developing their financial knowledge in class.The Alberta Government is putting out a call for grant proposals for organizations th...

Apr 21, 2021

Edmonton Catholic and public school students grades 7 to 12 going to online learning

COVID-19 outbreaks have prompted Edmonton public and Catholic schools to shift junior high and high school students online for the next two weeks starting Wednesday.Teacher shortages were a factor in ...

Apr 21, 2021

Falcon mural brings Indigenous outlook to St. Joseph High School community

A newly completed mural brings Indigenous spirit to St. Joseph High School in Red Deer. The mural showcases a falcon sitting on rocks, a family of baby birds in a nest and another falcon flying as a w...

Apr 20, 2021