Education

Clearwater County supporting Wild Rose capital projects

Clearwater County is throwing its support behind a pair of school capital projects in the Wild Rose School Division.On Tuesday, Clearwater County council approved matching community funds raised to en...

Apr 12, 2019

Edwin Parr Award nominee continues to learn from her former high school teacher in Olds

Bailey Sisson's first year of teaching at cole Olds High School has a familiar feel to it, as she is working alongside her own former teacher!Bailey grew up in the Chinook's Edge school community of I...

Apr 11, 2019

Alberta Party commits $190 million for building, modernizing schools

The leader of the Alberta Party says they would create 60,000 new school spaces for students from kindergarten through grade 12 if they are elected to government. Stephen Mandel said Thursday the part...

Apr 11, 2019

Olds College Launches New Precision Agriculture - Techgronomy Diploma

Olds College to offer an exciting new diploma in Precision Agriculture - Techgronomy focused on agronomy and technology. Graduates from the Diploma in Precision Agriculture - Techgronomy will be prepa...

Apr 11, 2019 Olds College (CNW Group/Olds College)

Red Deer Public nominates Barrie Wilson teacher for Edwin Parr Award

Randi Cummerford, a grade 3 teacher at cole Barrie Wilson School, is Red Deer Public Schools' 2018 nominee for the Zone 4 ASBA Edwin Parr Teacher Award. Cummerford is a graduate of the Red Deer Colleg...

Apr 11, 2019

Barrie Wilson students step into democracy through giant electoral map

With a federal election happening this fall, students at Red Deer's cole Barrie Wilson Elementary School are getting a close up, big picture look at Canada's electoral maps.Mapping Democracy is runnin...

Apr 10, 2019

Red Deer Catholic dual credit program receives $50,000 grant

Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools has been awarded $50,000 grant from the Government of Alberta for a new dual-credit program for high school students. For the 2020-2021 school year, the division wil...

Apr 10, 2019

Alberta Party would keep tuition cap, create more post-secondary spaces: Mandel

CALGARY - Alberta Party Leader Stephen Mandel says he would retain the current cap on tuition and create 45,000 new post-secondary education spaces if he were premier.Mandel says his government would ...

Apr 09, 2019 Stephen Mandel (Lethbridge News Now)

Gateway students earn life experience in Dominican Republic

A group of high school students from Gateway Christian School in Red Deer continue to bask in the glow of a life-changing experience to the Dominican Republic recently.Described as a Helping Hands Ser...

Apr 06, 2019 Gateway Christian School students working on developing a new playground at a school in San Pedro de Macoris in the Dominican Republic.

Rally for QSAs and GSAs happening Tuesday in Red Deer

The fight to maintain current protections around gay-straight and queer-straight alliances is coming to Red Deer.Rallies have already been held in Edmonton and Calgary in response to a proposal from t...

Apr 05, 2019 Crowds gathered outside the provincial Legislature on Mar. 27, 2019 to protest the UCP's proposal to claw back protections related to GSAs. (Credit: Bobbi Cullum)