Education

School nutrition program to continue, sees funding boost

The provincial school nutrition program will benefit from an increase in government spending this year.The Government of Alberta announced on Thursday that it is boosting the program's budget by $3 mi...

Nov 28, 2019 Education Minister Adriana LaGrange with grade one students at St. Jerome school. (Government of Alberta)

St. Francis of Assisi students create more than just a gingerbread house

RED DEER- In the spirit of the Christmas season, Grade 9 Design Thinking students at St. Francis of Assisi Middle School have for the past few weeks been working on creating unconventional gingerbread...

Nov 28, 2019 (Photo supplied)

U of C cancels admissions to collaborative degree programs at RDC

The president of Red Deer College is disappointed that the University of Calgary is cancelling admissions to its collaborative degree programs at RDC.Dr. Peter Nunoda admits they didn't see it coming....

Nov 27, 2019 (File Photo)

Red Deer Public Schools sees unanimous support for toughening vaping laws

The Board of Trustees for Red Deer Public Schools is receiving the support of their peers when it comes to seeking tougher vaping laws to protect youth.At the Alberta School Boards Association (ASBA) ...

Nov 26, 2019 (Canadian Press)

Red Deer Catholic grads honoured for skills excellence

Ten of Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools' graduates received a High School Apprenticeship Scholarship at the "Game Changers in the Modern Workforce" annual reception hosted by CAREERS: The Next Gener...

Nov 20, 2019

The Sutter Fund donates $25,000 to kids in need

The Sutter Fund has given kids a life chance in Red Deer following a donation of $25,000, which will be directed to the Foundation for Red Deer Public Schools' Step Up Fund.It's tough to learn when al...

Nov 19, 2019 (Photo submitted)

University of Calgary eliminates 250 jobs after provincial funding cuts

CALGARY- The University of Calgary is eliminating 250 management, faculty and support staff jobs following the Alberta government's announcement last month of a post-secondary funding cut.Staff learne...

Nov 19, 2019

Alberta's Speaker brings passion for politics to local classrooms

A self-proclaimed "political nerd," Nathan Cooper is taking his love for his job beyond the legislature dome. Alberta's Speaker of the Legislative Assembly embarked on a three-day tour of central Albe...

Nov 15, 2019 Speaker Nathan Cooper talks about the Alberta Legislature, democracy and the Mace to pupils at Ecole Steffie Woima School in Sylvan Lake on Thursday. (Photo: Katja Oosthuis/Speaker's Office)

Ice cream fundraiser scoops up support for Father Lacombe Catholic School

Thanks to an awesome group of Leadership students and the Father Lacombe Catholic School community we were thrilled today to turn over the proceeds from our confetti cake ice cream sandwich pop-up sal...

Nov 14, 2019

Chinook’s Edge School Division, teachers reach tentative agreement

Officials with Chinook's Edge School Division say they and the Alberta Teachers' Association have struck a tentative deal on a new collective agreement. The Memorandum of Agreement agreed to on Tuesda...

Nov 14, 2019