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

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. 

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

The Alberta government is investigating employment agreements signed by Catholic school teachers amid concerns they could be fired for being in gay or common-law relationships.

Proposed changes to Alberta's curriculum for kindergarten to Grade 4 students have been finalized and will be piloted in select schools starting in the new year.