Education

Local Catholic schools raise over $9,000 for 2019 Terry Fox Run

The results from the 2019 Terry Fox Run are in and Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools is pleased to announce that 12 schools in the division raised $9,056 this year for cancer research. Since the ince...

May 29, 2020

Chinook's Edge School Division budget recognizes "financially rainy" times

The superintendent for Chinook's Edge School Division says people in the district are optimistic after the board of trustees passed its 2020-21 budget.Totalling $129 million, the budget includes an op...

May 29, 2020

Red Deer Public Schools budget includes $3 million deficit

Trustees for Red Deer Public Schools have unanimously approved a $125.8 million budget for the 2020-21 school year.The budget includes a $3 million deficit that will be covered by operating reserves."...

May 28, 2020

NDP warn of financial woes for Alberta's post-secondary institutions

EDMONTON, AB - The provincial opposition's advanced education critic is warning of dire circumstances ahead for Alberta's post-secondary institutions dealing with multiple financial challenges.The NDP...

May 28, 2020

Bill introduced to create greater “choice in education” in Alberta

EDMONTON - The Alberta government is proposing to change the rules on charter schools and home-schooling.The proposed Choice in Education Act would allow a group seeking to establish a new charter sch...

May 28, 2020

St. Patrick's Community School going to traditional school calendar for 2020-21

The situation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic is forcing St. Patrick's Community School in Red Deer to adjust its calendar for the 2020-21 school year. August 31 will be the first day of school at S...

May 28, 2020

St. Gabriel Online School to close as Red Deer Catholic board passes 2020-21 budget

The board of trustees for Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools has approved the district's 2020-21 budget that accounts for millions in lost funding over the last year.Chief among budget cuts is the clo...

May 28, 2020

RDC moving Donald School of Business to main campus

Red Deer College (RDC) is bringing its Donald School of Business (DSB) closer to home. The college has announced that the DSB will be moving from its current location at the Millennium Centre in downt...

May 25, 2020

Virtual town hall meeting Thursday on future of St. Gabriel Learning Centre

The future of St. Gabriel Online School in Red Deer is the subject of a virtual town hall meeting taking place this week. Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools is hosting the online meeting Thursday nigh...

May 25, 2020

Wildrose School Division receives provincial funding for school maintenance projects and approves Spring Budget

The Wild Rose School Division revealed they have been approved for up to $2,500,000 in Capital Maintenance and Renewal Funding from the provincial government for its school projects, with work startin...

May 21, 2020