Edmonton Public School Board

• Alberta’s use of dispute board to delay education strike a sign of what’s to come: Labour expert

  Similar to a mediator, a disputes inquiry board is a neutral third party that aims to work with both sides to come to an agreement when one can't be reached through bargaining.

  Politics

  Oct 23
  
• Province halts Edmonton Public Schools EA strike as custodians also vote to walk off the job

  As thousands of Edmonton Public School Board workers were preparing to strike this week over low wages, the Alberta government has stepped in to appoint a disputes inquiry board.

  Education

  Oct 22
  
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• Students at Edmonton public schools return to class for 1st day of new school year

  Both children and educators described the day as one filled with the normal combination of anxiety and excitement.

  Education

  Aug 29
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• Trustees call for Alberta to change ‘broken’ school funding model after passing EPSB budget

  After a report prepared by school board administrators painted a grim picture of the school board's finances, trustees voted in support of a proposed 2024-25 budget on Friday.

  Education

  May 24
• Edmonton Public Schools teachers reject mediator’s proposal, authorize strike vote

  Teachers employed by Edmonton Public Schools voted 97 per cent in favour of authorizing the Alberta Teachers' Association to ask for a government-supervised strike vote.

  Education

  Oct 23, 2023
• Julie Kusiek named new chair of Edmonton Public School Board

  Less than a week after Trisha Estabrooks resigned as chair of the Edmonton Public School Board, the school division has named her replacement.

  Education

  Oct 11, 2023
• EPSB celebrates school division’s takeover of building that houses Edmonton’s Centre High Campus

  Trisha Estabrooks, chair of the Edmonton Public Schools Board, said the campus serves a vital role in allowing Edmontonians to upgrade their education or to achieve other goals.

  Education

  Sep 28, 2023
• New Edmonton school named after Saddle Lake Cree Nation elder

  Edmonton Public Schools is honouring elder Dr. Francis Whiskeyjack by naming a new high school in Meadows after him.

  Education

  Sep 12, 2023
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• Edmonton Public Schools anticipating to be 100% full by 2030

  EPSB believes if enrolment and capital funding stay constant at its current utilization rate, there will be 34,000 more students than spaces in the system in 10 years.

  Education

  Mar 22, 2023
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• Province announces plans for priority school projects across Alberta

  The projects are part of the $2.3-billion education budget that was announced by the province Tuesday.

  Education

  Mar 1, 2023