Education

School divisions readying to resume teaching despite COVID-19

Red Deer's two largest school divisions are preparing to release a slew of school material for students banned from attending classes due to COVID-19.Staff at Red Deer Public Schools have been working...

Mar 19, 2020 (rdnewsNOW file photo)

RDC adjusts to new reality

Red Deer College is working to adjust to its "new normal" now that all in-person classes for the rest of the semester are suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. RDC is working to find online solution...

Mar 18, 2020

C.P. Blakely School student named Stollery Children’s Hospital Champion

It has been a few years since Kaden Howard recovered from serious injuries at the Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton following a near-fatal accident. Kaden has since bounced back into action and...

Mar 18, 2020 (Photo submitted)

Local science teacher makes his own hand sanitizer amid COVID-19 pandemic

As many Albertans take steps to ensure they have enough hand wipes and sanitizers on-hand, one Red Deer teacher has taken matters into his own hands, so to speak.Jason Zackowski is a chemistry teacher...

Mar 17, 2020 (Photo: Zed Science Facebook page)

Red Deer Public Schools announces administrative appointments for 2020-21

Red Deer Public Schools has announced a list of new administrative appointments for the 2020/2021 school year.Nicola Golby, current Associate Superintendent, Learning Services, will move to Associate ...

Mar 12, 2020

Wolf Creek, Chinook's Edge cancel school trips due to coronavirus concerns

Two local school districts are cancelling trips abroad due to growing global concerns over COVID-19 (coronavirus).Wolf Creek Public Schools has cancelled March international student trips from Alix-MA...

Mar 11, 2020 Jayson Lovell, Superintendent, Wolf Creek Public Schools

Blackfalds celebrates provincial funding for new high school

It was smiles all around Tuesday in Blackfalds as dignitaries gathered to celebrate the provincial government's formal announcement of full construction funding for a long sought after high school for...

Mar 10, 2020

Prep work continues for new high school in Blackfalds

Initial design services and site investigation work will soon be getting underway on a new high school in Blackfalds.That, according to Town officials who recently met with representatives from Albert...

Mar 05, 2020

School divisions say Bill 5 puts their local autonomy at risk

Local school district officials are weighing in on the province's plan to have districts get ministerial approval before spending reserve funds. The idea is part of Bill 5, the Fiscal Measures and Tax...

Mar 04, 2020 (rdnewsNOW file photo)

Students’ Association working with RDC to make tuition increase “affordable”

The Students' Association of Red Deer College (SARDC) says it recognizes that the college is in a tough spot following more provincial funding cuts, and that tuition increases are on the way. What the...

Mar 04, 2020 Brittany Lausen, SARDC President (rdnewsNOW file photo)