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Education minister announces capital funding for 14 Alberta school projects
Alberta Education Minister Adriana LaGrange announced Wednesday 14 school projects across the province that will receive capital funding this year, including a number of new rural school builds and a new Catholic high school in Edmonton.
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Calgary will get no new public schools in the UCP government’s Budget 2021 capital plan, even as both public and Catholic boards face serious space crunches.
Education Minister Adriana LaGrange announced $268 million in capital funding for 14 new school and modernization projects, including new schools in Edmonton, Camrose and Red Deer, where LaGrange is an MLA.
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But the Calgary Board of Education only received funding to transfer Montgomery School to Foundations for the Future Charter Academy, which could then move forward on repairs.
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Calgary will get no new public schools in the UCP government’s Budget 2021 capital plan, even as both public and Catholic boards face serious space crunches.
Education Minister Adriana LaGrange announced $268 million in capital funding for 14 new school and modernization projects, including new schools in Edmonton, Camrose and Red Deer, where LaGrange is an MLA.
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But the Calgary Board of Education only received funding to transfer Montgomery School to Foundations for the Future Charter Academy, which could then move forward on repairs.
$268 million for new schools and education upgrades
Fourteen new school projects will provide new and improved student spaces, create jobs and revitalize Alberta communities.
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Minister LaGrange, Sandra Palazzo, Edmonton Catholic Schools board chair, and Minister Panda with images of completed Holy Trinity High School modernization in Edmonton.
Alberta’s government is providing $268 million for school construction in the province, including new schools in Calgary, Camrose, Edmonton, Lethbridge, Manning and Red Deer. Budget 2021 also funds five modernizations or additions, two school replacement projects and a school ownership solution.