May 2007

Education Minister Ron Liepert expressed his disappointment in the Alberta Teachers' Association's (ATA) decision not to participate as a member of the task force established to seek long term solutions to the teachers' portion of the pre-1992 unfunded liability issue which currently sits at $2.1 billion.
 

The provincial government today announced the members of a provincial task force to review options to address the teachers’ portion of the pre-1992 unfunded pension liability.
 

Twenty-three outstanding teachers will have their contributions to Alberta's students celebrated at a special awards ceremony in Edmonton on May 12.
 

Grade 5 students at Rideau Park School in Edmonton and Irvine School in Irvine used the latest videoconferencing technology to take a science-focussed art lesson from celebrated Canadian wildlife artist Robert Bateman in Victoria , British Columbia .
 

As part of Budget 2007, the province is providing $4.5 million to help Alberta schools enhance and improve existing facilities and equipment used for Career and Technology Studies (CTS).
 

Findings from a province-wide consultation aimed at keeping students in school demonstrate that a shared commitment from the Alberta government and communities is needed to effect change.
 

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