Education

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

RDC says “person within its community” tests positive for COVID-19

Red Deer College says someone associated with RDC has tested positive for COVID-19."Yesterday we learned of a person within our College community who has tested positive for COVID-19. Given the size o...

Apr 06, 2020

Kentwood selected as site for new Catholic middle school

Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools (RDCRS) have announced the location of its next capital project.Identified as the district's top capital priority, a new 6-9 Catholic middle school for Red Deer will...

Apr 06, 2020

Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools announces phased plan for support staff layoffs

Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools says its provincial funding for May and June is being cut by $1.3 million as a result of the Alberta government's move to direct $128 million in K-12 money to the CO...

Apr 02, 2020

Wolf Creek Public Schools layoffs take effect May 1

Wolf Creek Public Schools says it will be laying off educational assistants and bus drivers effective May 1. The move comes after the province's announcement on March 28 that $128 million is being dir...

Apr 02, 2020

RDC postpones Convocation Ceremonies

Red Deer College says that after much consideration it as decided to postpone Convocation Ceremonies that had been scheduled for June 5. College officials say in a release the decision is one of the l...

Apr 02, 2020

Chinook’s Edge keeping educational assistants until June 1

Chinook's Edge School Division says it is waiting until June 1 before laying off its educational assistants and hourly support staff following the temporary K-12 funding cut announced last weekend by ...

Apr 02, 2020