Education

RDC hosts annual 'Backpacks to Briefcases' student conference

Approximately 400 students from Red Deer College had the chance on Thursday to learn more about making the transition from the classroom to the workplace. The annual 'Backpacks to Briefcases' professi...

Sep 26, 2019

Advanced education minister says action coming on MacKinnon report

EDMONTON - Alberta's advanced education minister says he hopes to soon announce action on a report that characterizes the province's post-secondary system as rudderless and rife with duplication and o...

Sep 25, 2019 Demetrios Nicolaides

Connections and collaboration essential for RDC’s new President

I believe that Red Deer College is a pillar in this community. That's one of the many things that initially attracted me to this institution.When I was first learning about RDC and the central Alberta...

Sep 20, 2019

Future options to be discussed for Drayton Valley schools

Wild Rose School Division is working on plans to engage with the public this fall on future options for schools in Drayton Valley.Facing declining enrolments and utilization rates throughout the distr...

Sep 19, 2019

Red Deer Public School board to defend its 'legal' name

The Red Deer Public Schools Board of Trustees have voted to continue their advocacy efforts in maintaining the word 'public' in the District's legal name.Board chair Nicole Buchanan says three motions...

Sep 17, 2019

Provincial funding to continue for School Nutrition Program

Some great news for local school districts regarding a program that provides daily nutritious meals for thousands of Alberta students.The provincial government has announced it will continue funding t...

Sep 17, 2019 Aeid Falih and Sidra Smaisem enjoy a spaghetti lunch at Fairview Elementary School, thanks to the Province's School Nutrition Pilot Project. (2017)

Smile Cookies back to support Reading College program

Struggling young readers in Red Deer once again stand to benefit from this year's annual Tim Hortons Smile Cookie Campaign.The campaign which runs nationally from Sept. 16 - 22, allows Canadians to pu...

Sep 16, 2019

Flewwelling disappointed, but optimistic after removal from RDC board

The former mayor of Red Deer isn't entirely content with how he was ousted this past week from his role as chair of the Red Deer College Board of Governors.Morris Flewwelling, who was installed in the...

Sep 14, 2019 Morris Flewwelling (centre), now former chair of the Red Deer College board of governors, is shown here receiving an honourary degree from RDC in 2014. (rdnewsNOW file photo)

Snuffing out vaping at Red Deer schools

The City of Red Deer, in partnership with Red Deer Public Schools, Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools and cole La Prairie, is enforcing vaping at Red Deer high schools. Officials say local schools are...

Sep 12, 2019 (Photo: Associated Press)

New board chair for Chinook’s Edge School Division

The Chinook's Edge Board of Education held their annual Organizational Meeting on Wednesday.The Board elected Allan Tarnoczi as Chair, Colleen Butler as Vice Chair, and Holly Bilton as Second Vice Cha...

Sep 12, 2019 (Photo: Chinook's Edge School Division