University of Calgary officials say they’ll use a provincial cash injection to hire 60 new academic and support staff in the new year and they plan to add a few hundred student spaces in high-demand programs.
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New kindergarten to Grade 4 school announced for west Airdrie
Provincial officials have unveiled plans for another new school in west Airdrie.
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Update: Province announces new Catholic schools for Edmonton, Calgary
EDMONTON – Premier Alison Redford on Monday announced Edmonton and Calgary will get new schools, each with 750 spaces at a cost of roughly $15 million apiece.
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New public school for GP
The provincial government has approved a brand new school in Riverstone North for the Grande Prairie Public School District.
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MHC students partner with CCDA for downtown development survey
A better understanding of downtown redevelopment?
Medicine Hat College students are on the case.
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Province gives $170 million to Norquest College for new student facility
EDMONTON – The Alberta government will provide $170 million in funding to help Edmonton’s NorQuest College forge ahead with plans for a new student facility, the province announced Tuesday.
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Bow Island Elementary finished and ready
Bow Island Elementary School will open its doors to staff and students on Monday after more than a year of construction to modernize the site.
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School’s out: What happens to a community when students leave their neighbourhood schools?
For Julie DeBoer, pulling her son out of the community school — a convenient two-block walk from the family’s Inglewood home — was a difficult decision. Luke, 10, left after Grade 4 to attend Langevin School, a public school with a science alternative program and a focus on inquiry-based learning that is part of the Calgary Board of Education.
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U of C considers hiring private firm to recruit foreign students
The University of Calgary is considering hiring a private company to help double its number of foreign undergraduates and generate an estimated $14 million more a year in cash.
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New high school on radar
A new school could be on the horizon for Fort Saskatchewan — if all goes as planned.
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