Ms Woo-Paw: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Statistics Canada is projecting rapid changes to our population over the next 20 years. Major growth areas would include the aboriginal population, and it's projected that about one-third of Canada's population would be a visible minority. Learning about effective integration and develop­ment of inclusive communities speaks to the need for two-way integration. My question is to the Minister of Education. You have initiated the Inspiring Education visioning process,...

Teachers across Alberta are encouraged to participate at the 2nd Annual Speak Out Conference to be held in Edmonton from May 14-16, as part of the Speak Out – Alberta Student Engagement Initiative. Launched in 2008, the Alberta government has heard from thousands of Alberta students through the Speak Out website, student forums, the annual conference, and the Minister of Education's Student Advisory Council. Through Speak Out, students have consistently asked for the opportunity...

Speak Out is Alberta Education's way of ensuring Alberta's youth have a voice in the decisions that affect their learning and their futures. It's an opportunity for students to tell us how we can offer education programs that are supportive, flexible and consistent with their needs....

I want to thank those of you who have taken the time to write me about how you value education. I have always encouraged thoughtful advocacy for education and have no desire to ever discourage it, especially at this critical time. Indeed, over the past year, we have had several broad public discussions about the value and future of education (including Inspiring Education, Setting the Direction for Special Education, and Speak Out Alberta). We've...