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Fewer students taking French now that it’s optional
There’s a surprise. The city’s public schools are reporting a 30 per cent decline in the number of elementary and junior high students taking French — and a full 10,5017 fewer students taking any...
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Twists and turns of CBE meetings: a crackdown on wandering questions
Some of you may remember two weeks ago a dispute broke out between Calgary Board of Education chair Pat Cochrane and Trustee Sheila Taylor. The issue was whether Taylor could discuss the detailed...
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On lunch supervision and FOIP
On Friday, the Calgary Board of Education posted a note on their website about lunchtime supervision after a story about the subject appeared in the Herald. In the post the CBE chides the Herald (me,...
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New network linking farms with cafeterias launched today with student food...
A new national network aimed at connecting farms to cafeterias — improving food in these institutions and, subsequently, those who use them — launched today as students here in Calgary learned more...
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From our archives: October 24, 1967 – Victoria Cross winner honored
The first Alberta winner of the Victoria Cross in the Second World War has been honored in the naming of a southeast Calgary high school. The Public School Board has decided to name the former Forest...
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Want more on Calgary school board expenses? Here’s the nitty gritty.
The story on Calgary school board expenses is now posted here. It in large part deals with the difference between the actual expenses of Calgary Board of Education chief superintendent Naomi Johnson,...
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Calgary Votes 2013: Who’s running for school trustee
On Tuesday, the City of Calgary released the official list of candidates running for public and separate school board trustee in the 2013 election. The official list shows that 24 candidates are...
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Calgary community association scolds CBE chair over letter to education minister
CBE chair Joy Bowen-Eyre A northwest community association lashed out Monday against the chair of Calgary’s public school board over her earlier call for Alberta’s education minister to shun residents...
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School board asks for input on filling trustee vacancy
The city’s public school board is surveying electors on whether they should hold a byelection to fill the vacancy created by the recent departure of a trustee who resigned to run at the provincial...
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Advocacy group aims to be 'truest voice' of Calgary parents and school councils
A Calgary parent and school advocacy group shrugged of a crippling blow recently delivered by public school trustees, vowing to be more independent and vocal about education issues following a decisive...
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Aboriginal student test scores, dropout rates a 'concern' says Calgary public...
Aboriginal students in Calgary’s public school system are more likely to drop out, take longer to graduate and scoring lower on provincial achievement tests than the average Alberta student. The...
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Potential candidate baffled by public school board's apparent trepidation...
Parents, potential candidates and analysts are questioning the motives of the city’s public school board as it continues to mull the pros and cons of a byelection to replace former trustee Sheila...
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School trustees set to vote on byelection, survey respondents don't support idea
Public school trustees remain largely ambiguous on whether the board should call a byelection to fill a vacant seat after an online survey conducted by the Calgary Board of Education found a majority...
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Scenic Acres residents head to court to stop Francophone school
Residents in a northwest Calgary community have filed a lawsuit to prevent a francophone school from being built in their neighbourhood in a bid to save a popular park. “We’ve done this as a last...
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Scenic Acres community loses court fight to block francophone school
Scenic Acres residents opposed to a new francophone school in their neighbourhood lost their legal challenge to block its construction on the site of a popular green space. Judge D. Blair Nixon ruled...
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CBE to discuss whether consent should be included in sex ed curriculum
The Calgary Board of Education will discuss with their Edmonton and Catholic counterparts next month whether the topic of sexual consent should be included in Alberta’s education curriculum. On...
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New Calgary school to be named after Nelson Mandela
The new public high school in northeast Calgary set to open in 2016 will be named after Nelson Mandela, the Calgary Board of Education announced Tuesday. The South African revolutionary and politician...
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CBE plans to deplete reserves after running $11 million surplus
The city’s public school board plans to spend $68 million of its rainy-day funds this year to pay for a one-time splurge on student learning, technology upgrades, and furnishings for over twenty new...
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Gingerbread houses built with love for Habitat for Humanity
Students at Calgary’s McKenzie Towne School banded together to assemble gingerbread houses to help raise money for Habitat for Humanity on Monday. This is not the first time the school has raised...
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Fort Mac kids happy with 'adventure' of settling in to Calgary schools
Fleeing Fort McMurray’s raging inferno was terrifying but it’s led to new friends and a soft landing among welcoming classmates, says Ankita Chaturvedi. The Grade 6 student is one of at least 97...
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