Alberta Education Minister

• Alberta students with disabilities exempt from online learning

  The province says students with disabilities will be able to remain in the classroom, as kids in Grades 7-12 move to online learning next week.

  Education

  Nov 26, 2020
• UCP under fire for K-4 curriculum plans that suggest leaving out residential schools

  Draft documents of the United Conservative Party's plans for Alberta's school curriculums faced swift backlash Wednesday from education experts in the province.

  Education

  Oct 21, 2020
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• Diploma exams to be optional for Alberta students this October and November

  Alberta Education says diploma exams will be optional for students this term amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Education

  Oct 13, 2020
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• Alberta Teachers’ Association president meeting with education minister over ‘serious problems’ with school re-entry plan

  Teachers believe there are "serious problems" with the government's plan for returning to school amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Education

  Aug 16, 2020
• Alberta parents call province’s back-to-school plan unsafe, push for changes

  Some Alberta parents are criticizing the province's school reopen plan, calling it unsafe. Now they've started a group to take action.

  Education

  Aug 2, 2020
• Alberta receives serology test results for COVID-19 antibodies, records 113 new cases

  On the same day Alberta announced it has received results from serology testing conducted in early June, the province also recorded 113 new cases of  COVID-19 and five new deaths. 

  Health

  Jul 30, 2020
• Alberta to provide COVID-19, education re-entry update Tuesday afternoon

  At 3:00 p.m., Dr. Deena Hinshaw will be joined by Premier Jason Kenney and Education Minister Adriana LaGrange to provide an update on Alberta's COVID-19 situation and the province's return to education plan.

  Canada

  Jul 21, 2020
• School out for summer in Edmonton, attention turns to fall

  A drive-by parade at Grandin Elementary School gave staff, students and parents a chance to say goodbye.

  Education

  Jun 26, 2020
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• Alberta education minister asks for MLAs to be invited to grad ceremonies during COVID-19

  On Thursday, Education Minister Adriana LaGrange sent a letter calling on all school boards in the province to "diligently invite" MLAs to the events. 

  Education

  Jun 5, 2020
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• Calgary school board rife with ‘turmoil,’ short-term thinking: report

  An independent review has found the Calgary Board of Education  focuses too much on protecting individual members and not enough on its broader mission and long-term finances.

  Education

  May 21, 2020