Alberta Schools

• 72-hour strike notice served by Fort McMurray education support workers

  Classes will continue for most of the student body with limited resources. Students in specialized or assisted programs may be required to stay home. 

  Canada

  Nov 9, 2024
  
• Edmonton education staff rally at Alberta legislature for ‘Education Day of Action’

  As education support staff rallied at the Alberta legislature Saturday, CUPE 3550 president Mandy Lamoureux said members deserve a 'liveable wage' and warned of strike action.

  Canada

  Sep 23, 2024
  
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• Duelling protests held in Edmonton over sexual orientation and gender identity policies in schools

  A protest, and subsequent counterprotest, was held in west Edmonton on Friday surrounding sexual orientation and gender identity policies in schools. 

  Education

  Sep 20, 2024
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• Alberta school boards applaud additional funding, fast-tracked construction process

  School boards in Alberta are applauding the government for quadrupling school funding and fast-tracking the process to get shovels in the ground on school projects. 

  Politics

  Sep 18, 2024
• Edmonton family struggles to find a school for their 3 kids: ‘This is ludicrous’

  The family says when they started calling around to get into other nearby schools, they were told the same thing: they're full. So for now the boys are at home.

  Education

  Sep 3, 2024
• Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says legislation on school pronouns to come after classes begin

  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government will introduce legislation on pronouns in schools after classes begin in September.

  Education

  Aug 15, 2024
• 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.

  Education

  Jul 11, 2024
• Monique LaGrange remains Red Deer school trustee but faces sanctions for online post

  A trustee with the Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools who was criticized for an online post is allowed to continue in her role, but is facing several consequences for her conduct.

  Education

  Sep 27, 2023
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• ‘Unsustainable’: NDP announces new Beaumont high school if elected

  It is expected that the Beaumont high school will be at 100 per cent capacity by next year.

  Education

  Apr 24, 2023
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• French immersion, science the next stage in curriculum phase-in, Alberta says

  The next stage in the curriculum phase-in will happen in September when science and French immersion curriculums for kindergarten to Grade 3 are introduced.

  Education

  Mar 17, 2023