Education

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

Students adapting well to "new" school year

The principal at West Central High School in Rocky Mountain House says "students have been great" since the start of the new school year. Under rules set by the province to limit the spread of COVID-1...

Sep 21, 2020

COVID-19 case ‘likely transmitted’ within Edmonton school: Hinshaw

Alberta has recorded its first case of COVID-19 believed to have been transmitted within a school.Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province's chief medical officer of health, announced Friday afternoon that the...

Sep 18, 2020

Wolf Creek Public Schools Superintendent leaving at year's end

The Superintendent for Wolf Creek Public Schools has announced the current school year will be his last. Jayson Lovell announced to staff this week that he will be stepping away at the conclusion of t...

Sep 17, 2020

Clearview Public Schools presents 2020 Clearview Star Award

Clearview Public Schools has honoured one of its former students, and now one of its newest teachers, with this year's Clearview Star Award.Cindy Zimmermann was recognized with the award at the Board ...

Sep 16, 2020

NDP calls on LaGrange to release records on COVID-19 plan for schools

The NDP Official Opposition is calling on Education Minister Adriana LaGrange and her office to publicly release documents about the COVID-19 response in Alberta schools after a series of Freedom of I...

Sep 15, 2020

At-home learning and fewer enrolments leads to smaller classes at Wild Rose School Division

It's been over two weeks since schools have re-opened to in-class learning at Wild Rose School Division, but not all parents have taken that route.The division announced in August that if anyone felt ...

Sep 15, 2020