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As public school students renewed the work of reconciliation through unique projects this month, officials approved several new locally developed courses for fall, including those focusing on holistic learning, treaties and sovereignty within an Indigenous framework.
In its first meeting since the remains of 215 Indigenous children were found at a Kamloops residential school last month, trustees with the Calgary Board of Education held 215 seconds of silence and thanked staff for their work in the last few weeks helping students focus on healing.
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After months of calls to change the name of Langevin School, the Calgary Board of Education convened a special meeting to revert the name back to Riverside…
After months of calls to change the name of Langevin School, the Calgary Board of Education convened a special meeting to revert the name back to Riverside…
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Raising concerns over provincial funding cuts including reduced supports for at-risk kids that one trustee called “cruel” public school officials gave next year’s $1.3-billion budget a final stamp of approval Thursday.
Despite growing enrolment and ongoing challenges around special needs students, the Calgary Board of Education received flat funding from the UCP government for 2021-22, forcing them to stretch limited resources in a year expected to involve a myriad of post-pandemic difficulty.
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