Education

Rock thrown through Education Minister's office window

Education Minister Adriana LaGrange says a large rock was thrown through the window of her constituency office in Red Deer yesterday.She posted photos on her Twitter account showing the damage.Earlier...

Apr 07, 2021

Local school board announces it won't pilot new curriculum

MEDICINE HAT, AB -The Medicine Hat Public School Division has announced it will not participate in piloting the new Alberta Curriculum in the fall of 2021. The division says it does "not support the c...

Apr 07, 2021

Alberta school curriculum out of tune with song by premier's grandfather: musicians

EDMONTON - Alberta jazz musicians and teachers are dropping their chops at the inclusion of a tune by Premier Jason Kenney's grandfather in the province's proposed Grade 6 school curriculum. "When I G...

Mar 30, 2021

Black history teaching in Alberta comes up short, advocates say

There is significant room for growth in teaching Black history within Alberta schools.That's the prevailing thought discovered after speaking with several people, younger and older, about how Black hi...

Feb 24, 2021

Loss of Provincial Grant leads to layoffs at MHC

Medicine Hat, AB--The sudden loss of a long time funding grant from the province has resulted in some layoffs at the Medicine Hat College.Two and a half full time positions and several part-time contr...

Feb 02, 2021

Alberta makes diploma exams optional for October, November

Alberta Education is making diploma exams optional for the months of October and November due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Diploma Exams are a standardized provincial test taken at the end of Grade 12 le...

Oct 13, 2020

Schools, daycares hearing concerns from parents

MEDICINE HAT, AB - Managing the latest information when it comes to COVID-19 regulations for children at schools and daycares can be a dizzying enterprise.Locally, there have been no reported cases of...

Sep 10, 2020

Province won't be delaying start of school year

Medicine Hat, AB--The provincial government will not be delaying the start of the school year.There has been much opposition to the province's back to school plan. Parents across Alberta took part in ...

Aug 21, 2020

Alberta teachers, school staff should be tested before classes start: Hinshaw

EDMONTON - Alberta's chief medical officer of health says all teachers and school staff across the province should get tested for COVID-19 before students return to classrooms in September.Dr. Deena H...

Olivia Thorington Aug 13, 2020

From masks to cohorting, a guide to back-to-school rules across the country

Plans are being made across the country for how to safely send students back to school in the fall as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Here is a look at what the various provinces have said ...

Aug 11, 2020