Education

Rock thrown through Education Minister's office window

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 curriculum protest moves online

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

New Superintendent for Wolf Creek Public Schools

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

WCPS Board nominates Bluffton School teacher for Edwin Parr Award

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

Innisfail High School students collaborate on Anne Frank mural

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

New Catholic schools sought for Blackfalds, Red Deer, Sylvan Lake

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

LETTER: ATA Local 80 President says draft curriculum "deeply flawed"

"Coulda, woulda, shoulda..."The Alberta government recently released draft copies of their new curriculum for all subjects in Grades K-6, which is the latest step in a very long process towards revisi...

Apr 01, 2021

LETTER: RDC needs degrees

When I graduated high school in 2004, I had options. I could go virtually anywhere, and take almost any program I wanted to. And I chose Red Deer College. I chose Red Deer College because I grew up in...

Apr 01, 2021

School districts still uncertain how grad will look this year

With thousands of central Alberta students starting to turn an eager eye to the end of the school year, officials with local school districts are starting to do the same as they prepare for graduation...

Apr 01, 2021

Protesters to voice concerns over province's K to 6 draft curriculum

Concerns over Alberta's newly released draft curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade 6 will see protesters gather outside Education Minister Adriana LaGrange's constituency office in Red Deer next week.T...

Mar 31, 2021