Some parents with their children at A. Blair McPherson School are angry the public school district has proposed removing junior high grades from that school and moving them to another new school in 2020. Ed Kaiser / Postmedia Passionate parents…
Tag: Edmonton Public School Board
Public school board relieved but has questions about enrolment growth funding
Edmonton’s public school board chairwoman was “relieved” to hear Alberta’s finance minister commit to providing schools with money for enrolment growth. School boards and teachers are concerned about the government’s plans for funding enrolment growth in school divisions where the…
Education Act too rushed, consequences unknown, public school board says
Forging ahead to rapidly install a replacement for the Alberta schools’ “constitution” will put school boards in the awkward position of coping with unpredictable consequences, Edmonton public school trustees say. Edmonton public school board chairwoman Michelle Draper said the rapid…
Students safe after school bus driver arrested following erratic driving complaint
Edmonton police cruiser. Shaughn Butts / Postmedia, file A 39-year-old woman driving a school bus was arrested and impaired driving charges are pending after a school bus filled with students was reportedly being driven “erratically” in the southwest of Edmonton,…
Edmonton mom shares frustration after son contracts diphtheria again
June 11 2019 1:04am For the second time in as many years, kids at an Edmonton school have been exposed to diphtheria. As Quinn Ohler reports, it was the same student who contracted the highly-contagious disease in both cases and…
It’s not just little kids: Too many junior high students are having trouble reading, so Edmonton schools are changing their approach
With increasing awareness of junior and senior high students whose reading skills lag, Edmonton’s public schools have put a growing focus on helping older students with literacy. Student Melodi Kurt, left, gets help with some school work from educational assistant…
Renowned Indigenous artist Alex Janvier among those honoured with namesake schools
Canadian Alex Janvier in front of “Lubicon” painted in 1988. Wayne Cuddington / Postmedia Edmonton Public Schools has revealed the community builders and educators whose names will grace three Edmonton facilities. The three schools — a K-Grade 3 school in…
New public schools to honour artist Alex Janvier, 2 other community-building Edmontonians
The Edmonton Public School Board has announced the three community-building Edmontonians who will have schools named after them. The new schools are scheduled to open in September 2021. In December, EPSB asked the public for help coming up with meaningful…
Public school board to unveil three new school names Tuesday
Three new school buildings destined to open in 2021 are about to get names. The Edmonton public school board will announce three new school names on Tuesday. Greg Southam / Postmedia Three new school buildings destined to open in 2021…
Families challenged by barriers when seeking alternative school programs
Parents of students attending alternative programs in Edmonton’s public school district are sometimes going to great lengths to get accepted and to and stay in the programs, families say. Parent Caley Tse speaks at a public meeting at Dr. Margaret-Ann…