Alberta School Re-entry

• Positive COVID-19 cases confirmed at 9 Calgary schools

  The NDP said with cases of COVID-19 confirmed in several Alberta schools, class sizes should be capped and physical distancing measures need to be addressed.

  Education

  Sep 8, 2020
  
• Alberta school delays in-classroom learning by 2 weeks due to COVID-19 case

  The Fort Vermilion School Division said it was informed Monday that a staff member at Fort Vermilion Public School/St. Mary's tested positive for COVID-19. 

  Education

  Sep 8, 2020
  
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• Alberta school authorities will see some federal COVID-19 funding in September: LaGrange

  Education Minister Adriana LaGrange said on Wednesday she has directed her department to transfer the funding to the school divisions as soon as the province receives it.

  Education

  Sep 2, 2020
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• ‘I feel for parents’: Dr. Hinshaw regrets confusing COVID-19 orders as schools reopen

  The interview was set up by Alberta Health officials to allow Hinshaw, the province's chief medical officer of health, to further clarify a health order that she signed over the weekend that led to online backlash.

  Health

  Sep 1, 2020
• Alberta Teachers’ Association requests school year delay at meeting with education minister

  The Alberta Teachers' Association asked Education Minister Adriana LaGrange to delay the school year's start at an in-person meeting Wednesday. 

  Education

  Aug 19, 2020
• Dozens protest Alberta’s back-to-school plan outside education minister’s Red Deer office

  People rallied outside Adriana LaGrange's office in Red Deer on Tuesday, protesting the province's back-to-school plan as the COVID-19 pandemic rages on.

  Education

  Aug 18, 2020