Word that not all cuts were equal among Alberta post-secondary institutions in the March budget is drawing criticism as well as an urge for a review of funding models. Metro first reported Wednesday that while the average cut to colleges, … Continue Reading
Calgary’s Catholic elementary students have already begun receiving word-based grades as of this school year, but parents opted to stick with percentage grades for junior high, an official said Tuesday. The practice by the separate school district differs from a … Continue Reading
Calgary’s public school board won’t be ordered to free up more space for charter institutions but needs to look at extending leases for existing charter sites, the provincial education minister said Tuesday. Jeff Johnson’s comments came one day after Metro … Continue Reading
Major Alberta school boards are being told new schools announced in much-needed communities last month are “conditional” on them “supporting” and “co-operating” with plans to expand and provide stability for controversial charter schools in the province. A joint letter dated … Continue Reading
She’s been a mom for mere days, but now Lenora Belanger is facing the daunting task of finding a new home. The 28-year-old has been informed by resident managers at Calgary’s southwest Colonial Manor that the building is “adults-only,” and … Continue Reading
Staff at Calgary’s Union Cemetery returned to work from the weekend to find someone had taken a marker and vandalized the monument at the head of the gravesite for members of the famed Lougheed family. Former Alberta premier Peter Lougheed … Continue Reading
Tech-savvy and trades-focused Alberta schools appear to have been spared from the sharpest cuts to provincial post-secondary, according to overall budget breakdowns provided by the government to Metro for the first time. The provided data includes the previously reported uniform … Continue Reading
Calgary police will once again have a boat ready to respond to incidents on city waterways, but will stop short of on-water patrols as they have done in previous years. The information from the service Monday comes after a suspension … Continue Reading
Finding the right balance between serving nutritious foods in Calgary schools but also convincing kids to buy them could take years, says the head of a local chain serving up lean pizza pies to students. Richard Osiowy, owner of Coco … Continue Reading
Nearly every Calgary public school has cut the junk food from its menu, pushing items like fresh fruit cups and trail mix onto cafeteria shelves that may have typically housed chocolate bars and chips. At least that’s according to a … Continue Reading
