David Eggen

• NDP, University of Alberta students demand freeze on post-secondary tuition hikes

  The official opposition said U of A students will experience tuition increases between 17 per cent and 104 per cent in graduate and undergraduate programs.

  Economy

  Apr 13
• University of Alberta says it bears brunt of provincial budget cuts; worries about quality, reputation

  Concerns are growing regarding how Alberta's provincial budget cuts are going to "disproportionally" hit the University of Alberta.

  Education

  Mar 10
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• Post-secondary students descend upon Alberta legislature to protest UCP cuts

  While he did not attend the rally, before it began, Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides met with student leaders.

  Education

  Nov 18, 2019
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• Alberta eyes legislation if necessary to override public sector wage talks

  The move was not announced by government but was revealed by the Opposition NDP in a leaked letter from the finance minister to public sector unions. 

  Education

  Jun 11, 2019
• Alberta government looks to include schools in abortion protest buffer zones

  Currently, there is a legal 50-metre buffer zone around abortion clinics in Alberta to prevent staff and patients from being harassed by protesters.

  Politics

  Mar 16, 2019
• Curriculum review stirs debate among Alberta political parties

  Education Minister David Eggen, Alberta Party Leader Stephen Mandel, UCP Education Critic Mark Smith, Alberta Liberal Party Leader David Khan and Freedom Conservative Party VP of Communications Jeff Rout took turns debating at the forum.

  Politics

  Mar 2, 2019
• Eggen pushes back implementation of new training for entry-level school bus drivers

  New training requirements for entry-level school bus drivers in Alberta were supposed to take effect on Friday but instead, the province's education minister announced he was pushing back their implementation amid concerns raised by some school boards.

  Education

  Mar 2, 2019
• Education minister signs order banning seclusion rooms in Alberta schools

  Alberta's education minister says a ban on student seclusion rooms in schools will take effect this fall, but there can be exemptions.

  Education

  Mar 1, 2019
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• Seclusion rooms to be banned across Alberta: Education minister

  Alberta's education minister says seclusion rooms in schools across the province will be banned starting next school year.

  Education

  Feb 22, 2019
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• Alberta’s education minister calls Kenney deceitful on school curriculum review

  Eggen spoke a day after Kenney said in a speech that if his United Conservatives win the spring election they will take action on what they see as NDP worldview seeping into the curriculum review.

  Politics

  Feb 17, 2019