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EDMONTON The association representing school councils in Alberta is concerned about two new advisory bodies the education minister is creating to gather feedback. Minister of Education Adriana LaGrange announced on Friday that she is creating two advisory councils for Alberta Education, one for teachers and one for parents. The minister said she is looking for more perspectives from parents and teachers to help strengthen education with the province. “As a parent of seven children who went through the Alberta education system, I know how important the voices of parents and teachers are,” LaGrange said in a media release. “Creating these two advisory councils provides another way for parents and teachers to share their views on education policies and initiatives as we work to improve outcomes for students.
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Lack of support and concerns about how the draft K-6 curriculum was created took centre stage at a virtual public forum held by the Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) Monday evening.
Jason Schilling, ATA president, was joined by Mark Swanson, the ATA coordinator of professional development, as well as Richelle Marynowski, a professor of education at the University of Lethbridge, and Brandi Rai, president of the Alberta School Councils’ Association (ASCA), to answer questions regarding the proposed curriculum overhaul during the virtual forum.
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EDMONTON The Alberta School Councils’ Association (ASCA) is designed to be a connector for government and parent school councils. Friday was understood as an opportunity for the association to engage with the education minister directly, prior to their annual conference scheduled for this weekend. Instead, Education Minister Adriana LaGrange used her time to defend the heavily criticized Kindergarten-to-Grade 6 curriculum and funding cuts to schools. Little time was reserved for conversation and questions with only one question able to be asked by the audience. “Our tech team and our staff had worked very closely to create the opportunity and space for us to have those live questions,” ASCA president Brandi Rai said.