EPSB

• Protest at Alberta legislature over province’s role in support staff labour dispute

  The provincial government also brought in a dispute inquiry board last month when support workers at public and Catholic schools in Fort McMurray were poised to strike.

  Education

  Oct 24
  
• 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
  
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• Teachers at Edmonton Public Schools to consider strike vote in new year

  The Alberta Teachers' Association says talks to reach a mediated settlement between its teachers and Edmonton Public Schools have failed again.

  Education

  Dec 13, 2023
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• 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
• 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
• Report suggests most Edmonton families support police in public schools, even racialized ones

  The suspension of a school resource officer program at Edmonton public schools is a decision most students and parents who took part in a recent study are "critical of."

  Education

  Jun 14, 2023
• 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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• Edmonton Public Schools asks province to bring back mask mandates during illness outbreaks

  The Edmonton Public School Board will be reaching out to Alberta's chief medical officer of health (CMOH) for advice on how to deal with a surge of illness in its schools.

  Education

  Nov 15, 2022
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• Edmonton police investigating online threats to several public schools

  Winterburn School was put on lockdown for an hour Thursday morning, after online threats were sent to several schools.

  Crime

  Jun 10, 2022