Education

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

Student enrolment lower than anticipated at Wild Rose School Division

Student enrolment in Wild Rose School Division has come in lower than anticipated.Officials say 4,424 students are enrolled for the 2020-21 school year - 337 less than expected.That total includes 353...

Oct 06, 2020

Enrolment down 1% at Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools

Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools says its official enrolment for the 2020-2021 school year stands at 10,364 students as of September 30, marking a one per cent drop from the previous school year (10...

Oct 05, 2020

Red Deer Public Schools sees lower student enrolment

COVID-19, changes to provincial funding, and families leaving Red Deer are all contributing factors to a nearly four per cent reduction in student enrolment at Red Deer Public Schools.District officia...

Oct 02, 2020

Lacombe Ford donates vehicle in support of LPS School Resource Officer Program

The Lacombe Police Service recently carried on a 20-year tradition, accepting a donated 2020 Ford Explorer from Lacombe Ford for the police service's School Resource Officer program. Lacombe Ford has ...

Oct 01, 2020

School divisions recognize Orange Shirt Day

Created in 2013, Orange Shirt Day was inspired by residential school survivor Phyllis Jack Webstad, whose orange shirt - a gift from her grandmother - was confiscated on her first day at the school wh...

Sep 30, 2020

Indigenous voices in Red Deer remain concerned over controversial curriculum panel member

As school divisions across Canada mark Orange Shirt Day on Wednesday, Indigenous voices continue to call for the removal of a controversial appointee to the provincial government's social studies curr...

Sep 29, 2020

Education minister says having students in class best for children and parents

Alberta's Education Minister says students do better in classrooms and that COVID-19 numbers since in-person classes resumed show the province is doing a good job of handling the situation. That was A...

Sep 25, 2020

RDC, Olds College getting provincial funding for tech equipment & research

Students attending technology-related programs at Red Deer College, SAIT, and Olds College will soon have new state-of-the-art equipment to work with.Minister of Jobs, Economy, and Innovation Doug Sch...

Sep 21, 2020