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Strike Payments Approved

The bad news is that teachers have decided to strike.


School Boards Need To Do Their Jobs

“What do school boards even do?”


Librarians Distrust Parents, Revealing Deeper Concerns

The Alberta Government asked for your feedback on books in school libraries, and 77,395 of you responded!


Media Availability For School Library Book Review

Jeff Park, Executive Director of Alberta Parents’ Union, Available for Media Interviews on School Library Book Review Survey

 

CALGARY — In response to the Government of Alberta’s newly announced consultation on school library materials, Jeff Park, Executive Director of the Alberta Parents’ Union, is available for media interviews to discuss the significance of the initiative and why it resonates so strongly with Alberta parents.


Have Your Say on Books in School Libraries

Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides has just announced that the provincial government wants to hear from you on the types of books that should be available in school libraries!


The First Canadian Nationalist and the Father of School Choice

Sunday (April 13th) will be the 200th birthday of “Canada’s First Nationalist” and the most important Father of Confederation you might not know!


Ottawa Had One (Education) Job

Last week, we wrote to you about the importance of keeping Ottawa out of our provincial education system.


Get Next Year’s CBC News Today!

If the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) just read our emails, they could have had a 7 month head-start.


The Empire Strikes Back: Or How a School Board Learned to Stop Worrying and Embrace School Choice

In our mission to promote the advantages of choice and competition, we've had a high-profile convert.

It's a convert you might least expect; it's a public school board.


Do Parents and Taxpayers, Through Trustees, Really Run the Schools?

From time to time, we have countered some school choice myths.

Since it’s a school trustee election year, we want to counter a school choice myth related to school trustees, specifically.