Edmonton Schools

• 14 Edmonton-area school projects will happen ‘as quickly as possible’: Minister

  The plan in the Alberta government's budget allocates $75 million for the planning and design of the 41 school capital projects approved in 2025.

  Education

  Mar 19, 2025
  
• Job action to begin Monday at Edmonton and area schools

  Picket lines will go up Monday at three public schools in Edmonton and at all schools in the Sturgeon Public School Division as support staff begin a job action.

  Education

  Jan 12, 2025
  
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• More than 3,200 Edmonton Public Schools support staff set to strike Thursday

  If no deal is reached by 7 a.m. on Oct. 24, workers are set to strike. This means classrooms, libraries and offices could look different and empty at Edmonton Public Schools. 

  Education

  Oct 22, 2024
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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, 2024
• First-of-its-kind school for children with autism to open in Edmonton

  By the start of the school year, there will be a dedicated school and increased learning opportunities for students in Edmonton on the autism spectrum.

  Education

  Feb 1, 2024
• Alberta government adds $30M in bid to ease school enrolment pressures

  Alberta schools will be getting more cash in the province's bid to keep up with growing classrooms -- but schools say the need is still vast.

  Education

  Nov 28, 2023
• Edmonton school ‘bursting at the seams’ considers transferring students

  A northeast Edmonton school struggling with too many students is considering transferring at least one grade to another school to make more room.

  Education

  Nov 13, 2023
• Protests and counter-protests take place in Edmonton over LGBTQ2 education in schools

  Protests and counter-protests involving Canada’s LGBTQ2 community and how topics of gender and sexuality are handled in schools took place in the Edmonton area Wednesday.

  Canada

  Sep 20, 2023
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• Asbestos removal protocol wasn’t strictly followed at Greenfield School: Edmonton Public

  Occupational Health and Safety found that the plastic barriers used at Greenfield School in May were not sufficient for asbestos removal.

  Education

  Sep 8, 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