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EDMONTON, AB - The provincial government may soon revamp apprenticeship education.The Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship Education Act (Bill 67) was introduced in the legislature Tuesday. If it passes,...
Apr 13, 2021
Officials with Red Deer Public Schools (RDPSD) are encouraging parents and the local community to have a close look at the government's newly proposed draft K-6 curriculum and offer some feedback.Foll...
Apr 09, 2021
An Alberta Teachers' Association survey has found that 91 per cent of teachers are unhappy with the provincial government's K-6 draft curriculum.The ATA says the survey shows three in four teachers ar...
Apr 08, 2021
Red Deer College has launched an "ambitious and significant student bursary fundraising campaign."The college says a generous, anonymous donor has committed a $500,000 donation to match gifts made to ...
Apr 07, 2021
Education Minister Adriana LaGrange says a large rock was thrown through the window of her constituency office in Red Deer yesterday.She posted photos on her Twitter account showing the damage.Earlier...
Andrew Snook Apr 07, 2021
Alberta's new Draft K-6 Curriculum was the focus of an online protest held across the province Tuesday.The event was to be held outside Education Minister Adriana LaGrange's constituency office in nor...
Apr 06, 2021
Tim De Ruyck has been appointed as the new Superintendent of Schools and Chief Executive Officer for Wolf Creek School Division (Wolf Creek Public Schools) effective September 1, 2021.De Ruyck spent 2...
Apr 06, 2021
The Wolf Creek Public Schools (WCPS) Board of Trustees has nominated Bluffton School teacher Ty Wagar for the 2021 Edwin Parr Award. Wagar teaches grades 2-9 physical education, grade 7-9 math and jun...
Apr 06, 2021
Thirty-six Innisfail High School students from Art 10, 20 and 30 worked together to create a unique mural to join the school's original art display. Students at the school have already created artwork...
Apr 06, 2021
The Board of Trustees for Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools has approved the district's Three-Year Capital Plan for 2021-2022 to 2024-2025.With funding already approved for a new 6-9 school in Red De...
Apr 06, 2021