Alberta Education
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Alberta teachers say government’s assessment increase for elementary students ‘makes no sense’The Alberta Teachers' Association said students should be getting more support, not more tests, amid changes the province is making to its early years assessment framework.EducationJul 11
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Alberta won’t fund students attending private career colleges out of provinceIn a move to align with other provinces, the Alberta government says provincial student aid will no longer be available to study a private career colleges outside Alberta.EducationJun 28
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Alberta to ban cellphones in K-12 classrooms starting in fallAlberta had allowed school boards to set a patchwork of cellphone rules amid mounting concern from teachers and parents that the devices were disrupting learning.EducationJun 17
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Financial pain for Calgary Catholic schools, ‘difficult decisions’ loomFacing rising costs and growing enrolment, the Calgary Catholic School District Board of Trustees will use $21.5 million of district reserves to cover a shortfall in funding.EducationMay 24
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Trustees call for Alberta to change ‘broken’ school funding model after passing EPSB budgetAfter a report prepared by school board administrators painted a grim picture of the school board's finances, trustees voted in support of a proposed 2024-25 budget on Friday.EducationMay 24
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Alberta to pilot new social studies curriculum after facing blowbackAlberta's government says a new draft social studies curriculum for elementary schools is ready to be tested in classrooms this fall.EducationApr 26
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Alberta families asked to weigh in on cellphone usage in schoolsAlberta has launched a survey for parents and families to weigh in on whether or not cellphones should be allowed to be used in schools.EducationApr 19
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Group consulted about Alberta social studies curriculum disavows new draftA group of educators invited by Alberta Education to help development the new social studies curriculum has "significant concerns" with the draft that was released this week.EducationMar 15
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Expert calls Alberta’s latest social studies curriculum draft ‘Eurocentric’The province of Alberta is making its third attempt at replacing the 20-year-old social studies curriculum currently being taught in elementary schools.EducationMar 14
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New Francophone school planned for West Edmonton as part of Alberta government budgetConseil scholaire Centre-Nord was given funding to plan for a new grade 7 to 12 school in West Edmonton.EducationMar 2
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