Tag: Education

  • Millarville Community School: Principal’s Welcome Back Message

    Millarville Community School: Principal’s Welcome Back Message

      The first day of school is filled with emotions sometimes experienced differently by parents and kids. Tears of joy mixed with tears of missing mom or dad sometimes are hard to distinguish. Regardless of how your first day went, we are excited that you have rejoined us for another school year here at the…

  • Standing Up For Students: Mandatory School Fees a Regressive Tax That Must Be Abolished

    Standing Up For Students: Mandatory School Fees a Regressive Tax That Must Be Abolished

      EDMONTON, AB: On day two of Wildrose Standing Up for Students week, Wildrose Shadow Education Minister Mark Smith is calling into question the spike in school fees to record levels as kids head back to school. A key campaign promise of the NDP was to cut school fees by half. Instead, after forming government,…

  • Standing Up for Students: New Initiative Calls for Alberta Ed to Get Back to Basics

    Standing Up for Students: New Initiative Calls for Alberta Ed to Get Back to Basics

      EDMONTON, AB: Getting back to basics in Alberta’s classrooms is part one of common sense announcements Wildrose Shadow Education Minister Mark Smith unveiled (Tuesday) in a series called Standing Up for Students. The initiative puts forward positive ideas and solutions to help the government once again make Alberta home to one of the world’s best…

  • Creating the First Cultural Digital Library in Canada’s North

    Creating the First Cultural Digital Library in Canada’s North

    Professor leads project to bridge the information gap for some of Canada’s most isolated people. By Suzanne Vuch (Edmonton) When you live 400 kilometres from the nearest library, getting information can be a real challenge. Professor Ali Shiri of the University of Alberta’s School of Library and Information Studies is leading a project to address…

  • Alberta Education Minister assured CBE busing situation being addressed

    Alberta Education Minister assured CBE busing situation being addressed

    Alberta Education Minister David Eggen has received assurances from the Calgary Board of Education that efforts are being made to adjust yellow school bus service in response to concerns from parents. Minister Eggen was informed by CBE Board Chair Joy Bowen-Eyre that she and fellow board members will review information at a scheduled September 15…

  • Tuition and Fees Freeze Begins for Post-Secondary Students

    Tuition and Fees Freeze Begins for Post-Secondary Students

    Alberta post-secondary students will have more money in their pockets as classes begin this month and a two-year tuition and fees freeze takes effect. Innovation and Advanced Education Minister Lori Sigurdson greeted students on their way to classes at Mount Royal University today and discussed the tuition freeze and rollbacks on market modifiers with them.…

  • Walk This Way Program Champions Pedestrian Safety

    Walk This Way Program Champions Pedestrian Safety

    Be A.W.A.R.E as children head back-to-school TORONTO – With children getting ready to head back to school this September, Parachute and FedEx Express Canada are launching the Walk This Way program to keep our children safe. For over 15 years, Parachute and FedEx Express Canada have been delivering Walk This Way, a national awareness campaign…

  • Saving for your Child’s Education

      By Kim Inglis Every year many Canadian families are faced with paying for a large portion of their child’s post-graduate education.  A study conducted by BMO Global Asset Management found that 70% of parents are worried their children will not be able to afford university or college.  As a result, they are expecting to…

  • Many Hands Make Great Art

    Many Hands Make Great Art

      Calgary — The power of many will be evident this September when the first three of six community-built projects will take to the streets during Beakerhead, all made possible with funding from the Calgary Foundation. In May, Beakerhead issued a design call for community-built creations that could be a part of this year’s Beakerhead.…

  • Restored Funding Helps Students Start the School Year Right

    Restored Funding Helps Students Start the School Year Right

    As Alberta students head back to class, many schools are seeing the direct benefits of $103 million dedicated by government to support enrolment growth. Highlights include: school boards hiring more teachers, maintaining teacher-student ratios, hiring Diverse Learning Teachers, and putting specific supports in place for vulnerable students including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit learners. On…

  • AHS Weekly Wellness News: Back to School Health Checklist

    AHS Weekly Wellness News: Back to School Health Checklist

      Getting your child ready for school means more than snagging that shiny new school backpack and fresh set of pencils. In fact, the most important equipment for your child’s return to school is his or her own good health. Start your child’s year on the healthy track with this handy back-to-school health checklist. Immunization:…

  • Give Kids a Brake as They go Back to School

    Give Kids a Brake as They go Back to School

    Drivers go back to school this month too – can they pass this simple driving test? What is the most common error involving collisions with school buses? Speeding Following too closely Improper Turn Stop sign violation The answer is 2, following too closely, although all four are dangerous. Drivers play an important role in back…

  • Youngster Turns to Crowdfunding to Raise Money for Spinal Cord Research

    Youngster Turns to Crowdfunding to Raise Money for Spinal Cord Research

    Eight-year-old Cadence Kube spreads awareness about spinal cord injuries after learning about experiences of a close family friend. By Caleng Chang Eight-year-old Cadence Kube and her mom Sarah Clements (left) watch as a study participant with a spinal cord injury walks through the corridors of Corbett Hall using a ReWalk robotic exoskeleton. (Edmonton) What do…

  • Wrongdoing Found after Manipulation of Procurement Process

    Wrongdoing Found after Manipulation of Procurement Process

    An investigation by Alberta’s Public Interest Commissioner has found two managers with the Government of Alberta’s department of Innovation and Advanced Education and one manager with Alberta Innovates – Technology Futures committed wrongdoing. Between October and December 2014, the Commissioner received several disclosures of wrongdoing from a whistleblower, who alleged staff in both the department…

  • Sigurdson MIA on Jobs and Advanced Ed Portfolio

    Sigurdson MIA on Jobs and Advanced Ed Portfolio

      EDMONTON, AB – Wildrose Shadow Innovation and Advanced Education Minister Wes Taylor raised concerns that while Alberta’s economy is facing its most trying time since the Great Recession and the province’s major online university faces insolvency, Jobs and Advanced Education Minister Lori Sigurdson is busy campaigning for Tom Mulcair in BC. Athabasca University is one of…