Education

Wolf Creek Public Schools addresses $2.7M budget deficit

Another local school district is making some tough financial decisions for next school year. The Wolf Creek Public Schools (WCPS) Board of Trustees passed the division's 2020/21 budget, addressing a $...

Apr 21, 2020

Unexpected triumphs, kind gestures in first weeks of online learning at Chinook's Edge

While learning online together at home is not the optimal teaching and learning model, Chinook's Edge School Division is experiencing accomplishments which were not anticipated. One profound encounter...

Apr 21, 2020 (dreamstime.com)

Clearview Public Schools launches online student registration

Clearview Public Schools now allows for parents and legal guardians to register their child online. The new registration process is open for all new students to Clearview, allowing families looking to...

Apr 21, 2020

Cuts coming this fall for Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools

Services and staff are on the chopping block for the 2020-21 school year at Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools.In a statement shared with rdnewsNOW on Monday, the division says it will pass its annual...

Apr 20, 2020 Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools is set to close St. Gabriel Online School as a result of provincial funding cuts (Photo: Google maps)

Wild Rose School Division doing well during pandemic: Volkman

Schools have remained closed to students since the provincial government announced on March 15 that classes would be cancelled until further notice.Wild Rose School Division (WRSD) has been doing what...

Apr 17, 2020

RDC temporarily laying off 47 permanent employees in response to COVID-19 pandemic

Red Deer College has announced temporary layoffs for 47 permanent employees as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. College officials say the layoffs are being issued between today and Tuesday (April 21...

Apr 16, 2020 RDC

Wolf Creek Public Schools appoints two new principals in Ponoka

Wolf Creek Public Schools (WCPS) has announced the appointments of new principals for two of its schools in Ponoka. Mrs. Evie Van Scheik has been appointed as principal of Centennial Centre Patients' ...

Apr 15, 2020 (Supplied photos)

Modulars to help ease space crunch at Catholic schools in Sylvan Lake

Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools has announced that cole Our Lady of the Rosary School in Sylvan Lake will be receiving two modular classrooms this summer.The district says these modulars will allow...

Apr 15, 2020 (Photo: Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools)

Support staff layoffs on the way for Clearview Public Schools

Officials with Clearview Public Schools say layoff notices are going out this week to support staff affected by funding cuts by the provincial government. On March 28, Education Minister Adriana LaGra...

Apr 13, 2020

AUPE announces member layoffs at Olds College

The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) says that some of its members working at Olds College were notified of mass layoffs on Thursday - just ahead of the Easter long weekend.AUPE says up to...

Apr 13, 2020