Tag Archives: 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...
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