education

Fort McMurray Schools Reviewing Supports for Students with Complex Needs FORT MCMURRAY, Alta — Despite a ministerial order directing schools to reassess in-person learning for students with complex needs, Fort McMurray’s public and Catholic school divisions say their current learning plans will remain in place next week, and children with complex needs are being asked […]

Sure, we know that super glue stickiness is really strong – especially for binding skin to skin. But if you’ve got 30 minutes you can find out WHY it’s so strong. And why in certain cases… it’s really not. This edutainment comes from Veritasium. While it might be a mess, in my experience it’s better […]

Alberta Adds Antisemitism Education to Junior High Curriculum Alberta is introducing lessons on antisemitism to the draft Grades 7 to 9 social studies curriculum. Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides says the change reflects the government’s commitment to teaching students about injustices faced by marginalized groups and equipping them to confront rising antisemitism. “I firmly believe we […]

Support Staff Begin Rotating Strike Across Fort McMurray Schools FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta— Support staff at the Fort McMurray Public and Catholic School Divisions will begin a rotating strike on Monday, as their contract dispute continues. The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Locals 2559 and 2545, representing support staff in the Catholic and Public-school systems […]

Fort McMurray Public School Division (FMPSD) is addressing the Premier’s recent statements regarding gender, parental rights, and diversity education. In a media release, FMPSD stated that they understand there may be concerns or questions following the Premier’s recent announcement, but nothing has changed in our operations or policies as a result of the Premier’s recent […]

Opposition to Alberta’s proposed Transgender, parental rights, and gender education policies continues. A coalition of 36 academics, including law professors, legal researchers, and staff from Alberta’s top universities, are calling upon the province to reassess recent policies concerning transgender youth. In an open letter sent to the Premier, the group says they believe the proposed […]

A partnership with the University of Alberta is bringing a Master of Education Studies (MES) program to Keyano College for 2024. Yesterday the College welcomed the first students to their MES program. Running from January 2024 to the winter semester of 2026, the MES will adhere to the Alberta Leadership Quality Standard. Keyano aims to […]

Council has voted to approve a presentation to present a Poverty Reduction Plan for the RMWB. Councillor Funky Banjoko brought the motion forward at the Sept. 12 council meeting and discussions took place at the Oct. 10 meeting. Councillor Banjoko said the RMWB is unique in some ways when it comes to cost of living […]

Keyano College and the Métis Nation of Alberta have partnered together to create a one-million-dollar Métis Education Fund. $500,000 was gifted to Keyano by the Métis Nation of Alberta’s Métis Education Foundation and the Rupertland Institute, which Keyano College matched to establish the one-million-dollar fund. The funding will be open to qualified Métis students to […]