Education

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

First year of teaching a doozy for Chinook’s Edge Edwin Parr Award nominee

Kasey Graham was on a roll. In her first year of teaching Grade 7 at cole Innisfail Middle School, she had forged strong relationships with her students and that connection was encouraging great strid...

Apr 09, 2020 Kasey Graham (Photo: CESD)

Alberta Computers for Schools helps students learn at home

A program that supplies refurbished computers and other digital devices for students, non-profits, Indigenous communities and eligible low-income Canadians is stepping up its efforts during the COVID-...

Apr 08, 2020 (Alberta Computers for Schools)

RDC closing public campus access starting Monday

Red Deer College (RDC) has announced that effective Monday (April 13) public access will no longer be permitted at its main campus and the Donald School of Business downtown.This means any students, e...

Apr 08, 2020

Red Deer Catholic partners with Author Sigmund Brouwer in at-home learning

Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools is partnering with Sigmund Brouwer, the author of over 100 titles, to make his Academy of Writers (Grade 4-8) curriculum available to all teachers, parents and stude...

Apr 07, 2020