EPSB

• 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
  
• 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
  
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• 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
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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
• 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
• 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
• Edmonton Public School Board tables $1.2B budget, but some say it isn’t enough

  The Edmonton Public School Board approved a $1.2-billion budget for the upcoming school year on Friday, but board members are concerned the budget isn't keeping pace with reality.

  Education

  May 29, 2022
• Research finds 20,963 Edmonton students dubbed ‘offenders’ through school resource officer programs

  A pair of Edmonton researchers are raising concerns about a program that places police officers in some city schools, arguing it could be creating a "school-to-prison pipeline."

  Education

  Mar 22, 2022
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• Edmonton Public’s enrolment lottery process expands to include 2 more schools

  New students in the attendance area for Lillian Osborne High School in the southwest, and David Thomas King School, in west Edmonton, will have to enter a lottery.

  Education

  Jan 23, 2022
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• Edmonton Public School Board takes steps to make holiday calendar more inclusive

  A group of advocates say the EPSB missed an opportunity to recognize other cultures and religions when it shortened the school year by five days in 2020 due to financial pressures.

  Education

  Dec 1, 2021