Education

Most Alberta teachers feeling stress and anxiety, struggling to maintain health guidelines

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Being a teacher is never easy, but in the age of the COVID-19 pandemic, many seem to be struggling just to make it by.A new survey from the Alberta Teachers' Association shows that 95...

Oct 21, 2020

RDC to provide more in-person learning opportunities next semester

With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Red Deer College says it has decided to deliver its Winter Term programs and courses through a mixture of formats, including online, blended, and an increased numbe...

Oct 20, 2020

RDC reports two COVID-19 cases

Red Deer College says it has been notified that two members of its community have tested positive for COVID-19. College officials say these individuals are now in self-isolation.The college said in a ...

Oct 19, 2020

Five COVID-19 cases now confirmed at Hunting Hills, West Park Elementary reports first

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases at Hunting Hills High School has reached five. Approximately 80 people are now in self-isolation as a result, Red Deer Public Schools confirms.Principal Darwin R...

Oct 16, 2020

COVID-19 outbreak declared at Hunting Hills High School

A COVID-19 outbreak has now been declared for Hunting Hills High School after three students tested positive for the virus. The first case was reported last week on Oct. 8. Two more cases were reporte...

Andrew Snook Oct 14, 2020

Maskwacîs schools closed this week to ‘help control spread’ of COVID-19

Schools in Maskwacs are closed this week in a bid to help control the spread of COVID-19 in the community. "The Maskwacs Chiefs have declared a lockdown to help control the spread of COVID-19," reads ...

Oct 13, 2020

Alberta makes diploma exams optional for October, November

Alberta Education is making diploma exams optional for the months of October and November due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some school boards in the province have moved to a quarterly approach to the 202...

Oct 13, 2020

Red Deer teaching duo honoured with Prime Minister's Award

A pair of Red Deer teachers have been recognized as among 71 of the country's top educators in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).Colin Christensen and Krista McLean...

Oct 09, 2020

Red Deer Public Schools calls for suspension of diploma exams

Trustees from Red Deer Public Schools are calling on the provincial government to suspend Grade 12 Diploma Exams for the 2020/21 school year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.Diploma Exams are a st...

Oct 08, 2020

Second COVID-19 case confirmed at Ponoka school, outbreak declared

A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at Ponoka Secondary Campus.Wolf Creek Public Schools has confirmed the outbreak at the Grades 7-12 school on its website, though as of 10 a.m. Thursday morning, i...

Oct 08, 2020