Posted by Staff on February 4, 2010
Tags: Alberta Education , post-secondary
On Tuesday, post-secondary institutions from around Alberta joined with the Government of Alberta to launch ApplyAlberta, a single place for students to apply to post-secondary programs. The new web-based application and transcript transfer system makes it simpler for students to apply to one, two or even more of Alberta's publicly funded post-secondary institutions.
Posted by Staff on January 27, 2010
Tags: Alberta Education , FNMI
Alberta's First Nations, Métis and Inuit (FNMI) leaders and the Government of Alberta have established a First Nations, Métis and Inuit Education Partnership Council to guide the future direction of FNMI education in Alberta. The Partnership Council's efforts will identify and complement the work already being done in FNMI education in our province and is Alberta's next step stemming from discussions at the Summit on Aboriginal Education hosted by the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC) in 2009.
Read more »Posted by Staff on January 26, 2010
Tags: Alberta Education , FNMI , Northland , students , teachers
On January 21, Minister Hancock announced the appointment of an official trustee and an inquiry team in Northland School Division. The official trustee, Dr. Colin Kelly, replaced the 23 members of the Northland board, while the three-person inquiry team has been asked to examine how student outcomes and governance in the school district can be improved.
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