Elk Island Public Schools

• Cold weather prompts school division east of Edmonton to cancel bus service for some communities

  In a tweet, Elk Island Public Schools announced its buses that serve Mundare, Andrew and Vegreville were being cancelled for the morning "due to extremely low temperatures."

  Weather

  Feb 24, 2023
  
• 2 Sherwood Park schools move to online learning due to COVID-19 cases, isolation

  Elk Island Public Schools (EIPS) is moving students at FR Hawthorne Junior High and Sherwood Heights Junior High to online learning for one week starting Monday.

  Education

  Apr 18, 2021
  
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• Edmonton Public Schools will not pilot Alberta’s new K-6 curriculum

  "It's one of those moments where we have to speak up and share what our constituents are sharing with us," said Edmonton Public School Board Chair Trisha Estabrooks.

  Education

  Apr 1, 2021
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• Elk Island Public Schools laying off more than 300 employees

  Elk Island Public Schools is the latest Alberta division to announce layoffs following changes in provincial education funding and the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Education

  Apr 20, 2020
• Mother of Alberta student locked in seclusion room weighs options after losing appeal

  A woman who filed a lawsuit against Alberta Education after her son was locked in a seclusion room at school says she is "very disheartened" after a legal blow.

  Education

  Feb 6, 2020
• Students east of Edmonton take on project to build beds for children in need

  A number of schools east of Edmonton have partnered with a local charity to help ensure children in the area who don't have a proper bed will get one.

  Canada

  Dec 12, 2019
• Victim identified in fatal Fort Saskatchewan pedestrian collision

  A 15-year-old boy who was struck by a vehicle and killed in Fort Saskatchewan over the weekend has been identified.

  Traffic

  Nov 25, 2019
• NDP questions UCP over lack of mandatory lead testing in Alberta schools, daycares

  Politicians in the Alberta legislature squared off Thursday over the lack of mandatory lead testing in schools and daycares in the province.

  Education

  Nov 7, 2019
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• Alberta school division bans cellphones

  Starting the first day of school, cellphones are banned in Elk Island School Division, which includes schools in Vegreville, Fort Saskatchewan and Sherwood Park.

  Education

  Aug 30, 2019
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• 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