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There’s an interesting quirk of Alberta’s education system, where one of the most widely exercised forms of school choice is actually found completely under the authority of school boards.

While many of us were cheering on our NHL choice in the Western Conference Final, one politician just couldn't give it a rest, and instead was busy threatening school choice.

While you were enjoying your Victoria Day long weekend, a group of activist teacher union delegates were making decisions that might show up in your kid’s classroom.

We had hoped debates over COVID-related issues in schools were long behind us.

While Alberta school boards are constantly telling parents they don't have the funding to pursue the priorities we care about, they spend tens of thousands of dollars on reading assessments, resources, and training that hurt kids' progress in reading and poorly align with the curriculum.

The Alberta Parents’ Union is not, at our core, a school choice organization.

Rather, we are a “parents know better than politicians” organization, on a wide array of issues including, but not limited to, school choice.

We think that assuming politicians are the real experts in what kids need - instead of their parents - is a big mistake.

The way the Alberta government funds schools is unfair.

But, if you only read media headlines, it’s probably not unfair in the way you think.

It’s become fashionable in some political circles recently to claim that there’s no such thing as parental rights in Canada.

Last week, the Alberta government announced a series of policies to address the contentious issues of sex and gender in the classroom.

Elk Island Public Schools is at it again.

After removing a trustee under questionable circumstances, they're now refusing to hold a by-election to replace him!

Once again, a school board is defending leaving thousands of parents unrepresented by arguing that a by-election would cost too much.

In this case, "too much" is a cost of just $40,000, when said school board has millions in reserves and an annual budget of over $208 million.

We say “once again” because this is becoming an all-too-predictable pattern for school boards across Alberta.