Charter school enrolment increased by 257 per cent.
alberta schools
March 7, 2019
11:47AM
February 6, 2019
10:33AM
In 2015/16, Alberta per student inflation-adjusted spending in public schools was $13,321—well above the Canadian average of $12,791.
November 23, 2018
10:40AM
Alberta has experienced a decline in student scores in reading, science and math.
July 3, 2018
2:42PM
In 2014/15, B.C. spent $11,216 per public school student compared to $13,155 in Alberta.
October 19, 2017
9:12AM
Only 17 of Alberta’s 96 independent schools are “elite.”
October 19, 2017
1:00AM
September 6, 2017
12:21PM
Spending on public schools in Alberta increased 59.7 per cent.
September 14, 2016
2:16PM
Per student spending in public schools in Alberta increased 25.4 per cent between 2004-05 and 2013-14.
September 24, 2015
11:34AM
In some quarters, it is taken as a given that Alberta’s schools are underfunded. Critics cite rising class sizes and slipping international test scores (in some areas) as evidence that more money is needed.