Alberta School

• Hold-and-secure ends at Beaumont, Alta., schools following online threats

  As RCMP investigated an online threat at Ecole Secondaire Beaumont Composite School, staff asked parents to not call the school to keep phone lines open for emergency purposes.

  Crime

  Mar 24, 2023
  
• Parkland RCMP investigate possible hate crime after severed pig’s head left on school’s Pride crosswalk

  Parkland RCMP say they are investigating a possible hate crime after a severed pig's head was left on a Pride crosswalk at a local school over the weekend.

  Crime

  Oct 19, 2022
  
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• Ontario parents in limbo as B.C., Alberta schools resume amid Omicron wave

  British Columbia and Alberta students are returning to in-person learning, but as Ontario's scheduled return looms, parents wonder what will happen before then.

  Education

  Jan 10, 2022
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• Fort Chipewyan community-run high school celebrated as 41 students graduate this year

  "Respect, kindness, those traditional values are our guiding principles when we address education here with the students."

  Education

  Aug 19, 2021
• 10-year-old boy walks home after breaking wrists at school in Sherwood Park

  A Sherwood Park boy is recovering after breaking both his wrists at school. He said he asked for help from a teacher but was told to go home, so he walked home alone and in pain.

  Education

  Jan 22, 2021
• Homeschooling, online classes: Alternatives to in-class learning for Alberta families

  With many parents expressing concerns with the Alberta government's pandemic back-to-school plans — there's been an explosion of interest in two other options: homeschooling and online learning.

  Education

  Aug 25, 2020
• Alberta government new school curriculum focused on ‘evidence, numeracy & literacy’: LaGrange

  Minister LaGrange said the new curriculum is a return to "proven teaching methods."

  Canada

  Aug 6, 2020
• Grading kids during COVID-19: How Alberta compares to other Canadian schools

  The majority of Canadian students are learning online, yet how they are being assessed differs dramatically across the country.

  Education

  May 19, 2020
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• Black Gold School Division votes to close historic school near Calmar

  The Black Gold School Division has voted in favour of closing a 120-year-old school south of Calmar.

  Education

  Apr 22, 2020
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• Alberta’s education minister calls Kenney deceitful on school curriculum review

  Eggen spoke a day after Kenney said in a speech that if his United Conservatives win the spring election they will take action on what they see as NDP worldview seeping into the curriculum review.

  Politics

  Feb 17, 2019