Education minister demands assurances from private Christian schools on GSAs
Education Minister David Eggen is demanding assurances from a private Christian school board that it will comply with provincial legislation allowing students to set up gay-straight alliances. In a...
View ArticleNew playground speed limit runs into stiff opposition
Edmonton is moving too fast on a new strategy to reduce speed limits around playgrounds across the city, warned two councillors Thursday. Coun. Ed Gibbons and Coun. Moe Banga came out dead set against...
View ArticlePremier Rachel Notley weighs in on the Catholic schools sex-ed plan
Speaking at a building dedication in Edmonton on Oct. 25, 2017, Premier Rachel Notley addressed an alternative sex education curriculum being crafted by Catholic school officials. Related Catholic...
View ArticleDavid Staples: Gender-segregated activities have a place in schools
Edmonton Public Schools is hard at work welcoming gay, lesbian and trans students, but there is at least one provincial recommendation where the board is quite rightly moving slowly: the stated goal of...
View ArticleTeas and sweets from around the world to celebrate DiversiTEA at Metro...
A desire to showcase different cultures and a clever play on words was the motivation behind DiversiTEA, a celebration of teas and sweets from around the world hosted by Metro Continuing Education...
View ArticleEducation minister releases draft K-4 curriculum documents amid skirmish
Alberta Education posted drafts of its proposed new kindergarten-to-Grade 4 curriculum on its website Thursday afternoon as observers debated the transparency of the process. Facing accusations from...
View ArticleWatch: Capilano residents argue for St. Gabriel school to remain open,...
Parents and Capilano residents spoke out in support of St. Gabriel Catholic Elementary School at a public meeting on Jan 30, 2019, as they fight a second closure plan by the Edmonton Catholic School...
View ArticlePhotos: Power of Women hosted by Nellie McClung students at Oliver School
Nellie McClung program students hosted a Power of Women conference at Oliver School in Edmonton on Friday. The conference featured a speaker series of influential Edmonton women. Student-led activities...
View ArticleWatch: Two Grade 8 students in hospital after being hit by school bus
Two female Grade 8 students from Bessie Nichols school in west Edmonton are in hospital after being stuck by a school bus on Hemingway Road at 205 Street on Friday. Charges are pending against the bus...
View ArticleWatch: Victoria School of the Arts celebrates International Dance Day
Edmonton's Victoria School of the Arts celebrates International Dance Day with a flash mob planned, choreographed and danced by students for students and faculty. The event was held in the front foyer...
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