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Posted on Jun 29, 2017
Meet the new Minister’s Youth Council members
Education Minister David Eggen issued the following statement to congratulate students selected for his new Minister’s Youth…
Posted on Jun 20, 2017
Classroom Improvement Fund to help students
An additional $75 million will be invested to benefit students and teachers during the 2017-18 school year. The Classroom Improvement…
Posted on Jun 12, 2017
Parents to save hundreds with transit fee reduction
Thousands of eligible students who take municipal transit to school will soon save up to $550 on their passes, thanks to An Act…
New school fees rules make life more affordable
The province is easing the burden on parents by eliminating instructional and bus charges for tens of thousands of students and…
Posted on Jun 02, 2017
Playground grants will reduce fundraising burden
All new and replacement schools will soon get a $250,000 provincial grant for a playground, saving Alberta families millions…
Posted on May 15, 2017
Spring 2017 Curriculum Survey
Have your say on Alberta’s curriculum Albertans are being asked to provide feedback on what students will learn as part of…
Posted on Apr 13, 2017
Results of curriculum survey support career focus
More than 32,000 Albertans had their say on the future of the provincial curriculum in a survey released last fall. Survey participants…
Posted on Apr 11, 2017
Red Deer student wins 2017 Indigenous Shining Student Award
Sheldon Steinhauer, a Grade 12 student at Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School (Red Deer Public Schools) in Red Deer is…
Posted on Mar 19, 2017
Alberta families to benefit from Budget 2017
Budget 2017 funding that would reduce school fees under proposed legislation would save Alberta families $54 million in the 2017/18…
Posted on Mar 02, 2017
Government tables Bill 1 to reduce school fees
The Government of Alberta has tabled Bill 1: An Act to Reduce School Fees. If the bill is passed, Alberta parents will no longer…