Edmonton Public Schools

• Edmonton’s Oliver School renamed wîhkwêntôwin School

  wîhkwêntôwin is a Cree word that can be translated into English as ‘circle of friends.’

  Education

  Apr 9
  
• Alberta government announces funding for 13 school projects in Edmonton. Here’s where they are.

  Thirteen of the school projects that will receive funding, according to the latest budget, are in Edmonton.

  Education

  Mar 1
  
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• Teachers at Edmonton Public Schools to consider strike vote in new year

  The Alberta Teachers' Association says talks to reach a mediated settlement between its teachers and Edmonton Public Schools have failed again.

  Education

  Dec 13, 2023
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• Edmonton Public Schools teachers reject mediator’s proposal, authorize strike vote

  Teachers employed by Edmonton Public Schools voted 97 per cent in favour of authorizing the Alberta Teachers' Association to ask for a government-supervised strike vote.

  Education

  Oct 23, 2023
• Julie Kusiek named new chair of Edmonton Public School Board

  Less than a week after Trisha Estabrooks resigned as chair of the Edmonton Public School Board, the school division has named her replacement.

  Education

  Oct 11, 2023
• Edmonton Public School Board chair will run for federal NDP

  Trisha Estabrooks announced Thursday that she is seeking the nomination for the NDP in the federal riding of Edmonton Centre.

  Canada

  Oct 5, 2023
• Edmonton student wins international science contest with cancer-treatment project

  Elizabeth Chen, a Grade 12 student at Old Scona Academic School, was awarded a first prize at the European Union Contest for Young Scientists in Brussels.

  Canada

  Sep 29, 2023
• EPSB celebrates school division’s takeover of building that houses Edmonton’s Centre High Campus

  Trisha Estabrooks, chair of the Edmonton Public Schools Board, said the campus serves a vital role in allowing Edmontonians to upgrade their education or to achieve other goals.

  Education

  Sep 28, 2023
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• New Edmonton school named after Saddle Lake Cree Nation elder

  Edmonton Public Schools is honouring elder Dr. Francis Whiskeyjack by naming a new high school in Meadows after him.

  Education

  Sep 12, 2023
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• Asbestos removal protocol wasn’t strictly followed at Greenfield School: Edmonton Public

  Occupational Health and Safety found that the plastic barriers used at Greenfield School in May were not sufficient for asbestos removal.

  Education

  Sep 8, 2023