Edmonton, Calgary school boards applaud additional funding, fast-tracked construction process
School boards in Calgary and Edmonton are applauding the Alberta government for quadrupling school funding and fast-tracking the process to get shovels in the ground on school projects. In a televised address Tuesday evening,
Alberta announces $8.6B plan to build new schools amid surging population growth
Premier Danielle Smith has launched an ambitious school construction plan to help relieve pressure created by a population boom by creating 50,000 spaces for students over the next three years.
Alberta Municipalities 'on board' with school construction funding
Tyler Gandam, Alberta Municipalities president, joins Alberta Primetime host Michael Higgins to discuss Premier Danielle Smith’s recent announcement of province-wide school construction funding.
Alberta quadruples school construction funding to $8.6B to address swelling population
Alberta was calling and now the government is working to address one of the consequences of an unprecedented number of people moving to the Prairie province over the past year.
Alberta premier pledges to quadruple school construction
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government will dramatically increase spending on building new schools — both public and private. In a televised address Tuesday evening, Smith promised to increase the budget for new schools to $8.
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'A perfect fit': 104-year-old school building gets new life as childcare space in Bridgeland
A century-old school building in Calgary’s Bridgeland-Riverside neighbourhood is being transformed into an after-school ...
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Sir John A. Macdonald name will remain on Calgary school despite reconciliation controversy: board
The Calgary Board of Education says a northwest school, named after Canada's first prime minister, will keep its name. The board released the decision about Sir John A. Macdonald School in ...
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Calgary Board of Education trustees end Sir John A. Macdonald School name review
The Calgary Board of Education’s (CBE) board of trustees ended a review of the Sir John A. Macdonald School name, two years after a committee was formed amid protests from students and community ...
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Calgary school boards implement new cellphone, social media rules for students
The Calgary Board of Education (CBE) unveiled its approach to regulating personal mobile devices on Tuesday. Calgary Catholic School District (CCSD) chief superintendent Bryan Szumlas informed ...
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Smith says ‘every single school’ in Alberta has capacity issues while hinting at new plan
"Every single school is facing these capacity issues," said Premier Danielle Smith. "It’s acute and it’s across the system." ...
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No more nut ban at Calgary public schools
The Calgary Board of Education (CBE) said it is no longer banning nut products at its schools because it cannot guarantee classrooms and common areas are free of all nut products. In an email to ...
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New procedures aim to improve public school board dialogue
Calgary Board of Education trustees are poised to approve a pilot project that would shift start times for public meetings, allow for more deliberation on issues and provide more details on in ...
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Stoney-made film premiering at Calgary International Film Festival
The Stoney Nakoda Film Project explores Îyârhe (Stoney) Nakoda First Nation’s historic relationship with film and the ...