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Getting ready for 2020-21 school year
A comprehensive re-entry plan for the upcoming school year allows schools and parents to prepare for learning while putting student…
Posted on May 31, 2020
Parents provide input on school re-entry - ASCA Media Release
Alberta School Councils’ Association received over 66,000 survey submissions As at-home learning continues for the remainder…
Update on student learning and school re-entry engagement
While teacher-directed at-home learning continues for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year, the province is engaging the…
Continuing student learning
New guidelines are in place to direct how students will learn while in-school classes are cancelled due to the provincial health…
Posted on Jan 29, 2020
Moving forward with modernizing student learning
An advisory panel appointed by government has provided recommendations for curriculum and drafted a new vision for student learning…
Posted on Nov 01, 2019
Building schools for the future
Following through on its commitment to continue building new schools, the province has announced 25 new school projects. The…
Posted on Aug 22, 2019
New panel to advise on curriculum
The Alberta government has appointed an independent panel to provide advice on the development of future curriculum. With an…
Posted on Jun 05, 2019
Modernizing Alberta’s education system
If passed, Bill 8, the Education Amendment Act, 2019 would modernize Alberta’s education system and improve student success.…
Posted on Apr 30, 2019
Premier Kenney appoints strong team ready to lead
Alberta’s 18th Premier, Jason Kenney, and his cabinet were sworn in at Government House in Edmonton on April 30. “Albertans…
Posted on Dec 14, 2018
Students to benefit from new K-4 curriculum
Alberta Education and the Alberta Teachers’ Association have approved the kindergarten to Grade 4 curriculum for field-testing…
Posted on Sep 05, 2018
Thousands head back to class in new schools
As part of the Government of Alberta’s largest infrastructure build in the province’s history, nearly 32,000 students will…
Posted on Jun 29, 2018
Education improvements in 2017-18: Minister Eggen
With the K-12 school year coming to an end, Education Minister David Eggen issued the following statement highlighting several…
Posted on May 24, 2018
Continued funding means hundreds of new teachers
The Classroom Improvement Fund is continuing for the upcoming school year, helping to hire hundreds of teachers and support staff…
Posted on May 07, 2018
Expanding mental health supports in schools
Thousands more students will receive counselling and emotional supports with new programs to reach youth in schools across the…
Posted on Mar 23, 2018
Budget 2018 supports students with new schools
The government plans to provide new spaces for Alberta’s growing student population with 20 new school projects scheduled to…
Posted on Feb 05, 2018
Applications open for new Minister’s Youth Council
Education Minister David Eggen is calling on all junior and senior high school students to apply for the 2018-19 Minister’s…