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Rural Alberta Schools Turn to Roving Counsellors as Student Mental Health Needs Surge
Prairie Rose School Division deploys travelling wellness counsellors across 250 kilometres to address rising mental...
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Alberta
Alberta Launches Mandatory Indigenous History Curriculum for All Grades
Alberta Education has announced a new mandatory Indigenous history and perspectives curriculum that will be taught at...
Community
Indigenous Language Revitalization Program Launches Across Treaty 7 Schools
Blackfoot, Stoney Nakoda, and Tsuut'ina immersion classes begin in 14 southern Alberta schools.
Alberta
Alberta Faces Worst Teacher Shortage in a Generation as Rural Schools Struggle to Fill Positions
Alberta’s education system is grappling with its most severe teacher shortage in a generation, with over 1,400...
Local
Calgary School Boards Scramble as Enrolment Surge Overwhelms Capacity
Calgary’s two major school boards have deployed a combined 340 portable classrooms for the current school year, the...
Local
Calgary Schools Expand Mental Health Supports as Student Anxiety Soars Post-Pandemic
The Calgary Board of Education is hiring 40 additional school counsellors and expanding partnerships with community...
Alberta
Alberta Announces Major Overhaul of Education Funding Formula
Alberta Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides has announced a sweeping overhaul of the province’s education funding...
Community
Blackfoot Language Revitalization Program Launches in Calgary Schools
Six Calgary public schools will begin offering Blackfoot language instruction in January as part of a new...
Community
Truth and Reconciliation Day: Calgary Marks National Day of Remembrance
Thousands gather at residential school memorial sites as second annual federal holiday observed.
Local
Alberta Teachers Union Demands Better Safety Measures as Schools Reopen
Educators say ventilation, class sizes, and rapid testing remain inadequate entering fall semester.
Local
Calgary Schools Close Indefinitely as COVID-19 Disrupts Education
More than 250,000 students sent home as CBE and CCSD move to emergency remote learning.