Catholic Education

• Peterborough Catholic school board director of education Joan Carragher to retire in August

  Joan Carragher has held the role of director of education with the Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board since December 2020.

  Education

  Mar 30, 2023
  
• Former Calgary Catholic students welcome upcoming changes to province’s sex-ed curriculum

  Former Calgary Catholic school students are opening up about how they say their schools' treatment of sexual and gender diversity impacted them growing up.

  Education

  Dec 10, 2018
  
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• Edmonton Catholic School Board names new chair, seeks fresh start

  The first meeting of the new Edmonton Catholic School Board was as different as it could be from some of the meetings seen over the last four years. It was fast and devoid of any conflict.

  Education

  Oct 30, 2017
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• Edmonton school trustees reprimanded, 1 removed as vice-chair for ‘speaking against Catholic values’

  Two Edmonton Catholic School trustees were reprimanded by the chair for "speaking against Catholic values." Marilyn Bergstra was also voted off as vice-chair.

  Education

  May 1, 2017
• Saskatchewan’s landmark Catholic education ruling has Alberta officials watching closely

  Around 175,000 children, or 30 per cent of all students, attend Catholic schools in the province. It's not clear how many of them aren't Catholic, because it's illegal for school boards to ask for proof.

  Education

  Apr 21, 2017
• Alberta Catholic high school under fire for pro-life presentation comparing abortion to Holocaust

  A Catholic high school in Red Deer is being criticized for a pro-life presentation to students that compared abortion to the Holocaust.

  Education

  Apr 10, 2017