Education Minister David Eggen

• Alberta group calling on province to implement law to stop seclusion rooms in schools

  Inclusion Alberta and parents of children with autism say the Alberta government has not done enough to deal with seclusion rooms in schools.

  Education

  Feb 15, 2019
  
• Calgary Board of Education to change how it reports cost of lease

  The way the cost of the lease for the CBE headquarters is reported came under scrutiny in an operational review conducted by the province.

  Education

  Apr 6, 2018
  
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• Alberta bishops warn of growing ‘calls to dismantle’ Catholic school system

  Catholic bishops in Alberta and the Northwest Territories have issued a letter to church devotees to warn of what it says are growing calls to dismantle the Catholic school system.

  Education

  Nov 6, 2017
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• Eggen introduces legislation to ensure Alberta students who join GSAs aren’t outed

  Alberta is proposing new legislation to ensure students who join gay-straight alliances in school are not outed without their permission.

  Education

  Nov 2, 2017
• Reducing transportation and supply fees could be just the beginning for Alberta schools

  Reducing transportation and supply fees may be only the beginning in the changes to what parents pay for their kids to go to school.

  Education

  Jun 14, 2017
• Alberta government wants your feedback for next phase of curriculum review

  Alberta government opens up part two of its curriculum review

  Education

  May 15, 2017
• Edmonton-area schools ordered to allow gay-straight alliances for LGBTQ students

  Two private Baptist schools in Alberta have been ordered by the province to allow the establishment of student-run gay-straight alliances.

  Education

  Mar 24, 2017
• ‘It’s hard to learn when you’re hungry’: Alberta launches school nutrition program

  The province announced Monday it was launching a pilot program aimed at preparing students for a healthy future.

  Health

  Nov 14, 2016
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• LGBTQ toolkit resolution passes at Alberta School Councils’ Assocation AGM

  Members of the Alberta School Councils' Association wrapped up their three-day annual general meeting in Edmonton on Sunday by passing a resolution connected to one of the most contentious issues to come up in Alberta's education system in years.

  Education

  Apr 24, 2016
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• 48-hour work weeks too much? Alberta teachers take part in workload survey

  Sure, the summers holidays are appealing, but a new study reveals Alberta teachers are putting in some extra time during the busy school year.

  Education

  Apr 8, 2016