2021 Fall Review: Election outcomes and more!
It’s been a crazy year. I took the helm in March as PCE's new Executive Director, and we have been at a full gallop since then. Our main effort has been the trustee...
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New Trustee Voter Guide to help you vote wisely Oct 18!
On October 18th, 2021 during Alberta’s municipal elections, we have the opportunity and responsibility to elect school board trustees within each of Alberta's school districts. School board trustees set important policies...
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Education, Coercion, Abuse, and Parental Choice – the Legacy of the Residential Schools
I have been reading reports that over two hundred bodies of children have been found on the grounds of an old residential school in BC. Like many of us, I cannot help but feel...
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We Need Safety, Not Secrets, in Alberta Schools
If you’re a parent, you’ve been scammed. As with most scams, you probably aren’t even aware. As always, the solution is awareness – in this case, about your local school boards. Remember...
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A first look at Alberta’s K-6 curriculum draft
Thank you to the Lethbridge Herald who published this PCE op-ed as a Letter to the Editor on April 14, 2021. The ferocity of attacks against the Alberta K-6 curriculum is due partly to...
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Beneath the surface of Alberta's great curriculum debate
The rhetoric is so thick in discussions of Alberta’s K-6 curriculum, you could be forgiven if you imagined the sky is falling. The truth is that it is, in a manner...
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Alberta's NEW K-6 curriculum
On March 29th, 2021, Education Minister Adriana LaGrange announced the release of Alberta’s updated draft kindergarten to Grade 6 curriculum, which will be piloted in classrooms during the 2021/22 school year...
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Get to know PCE’s new Executive Director, upcoming March webinar & sounding alarm on school research databases
We hope this message finds you well! Here’s a round-up of important highlights and current opportunities related to parental choice in education. Welcoming PCE’s new Executive Director, John Hilton-O’Brien The Board of Directors...
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A new year & new opportunities
Happy New Year! As we enter 2021 we extend our warmest wishes to you and your family. Parents for Choice in Education (PCE) will be focusing attention on several key initiatives this...
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Countdown to school trustee elections, home ed survey and more: Fall 2020 update
Our hearts go out to Alberta’s K-12 students and their parents who continue to deal with the ongoing uncertainty and burdens related to the pandemic and the various COVID-related measures impacting K-12...
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How Catholic education set a Canadian standard for choice in education
Written by Jeff Park, PCE Executive Director, in honour of Catholic Education Sunday 2020 “Canada is a grand experiment.” Those words rang out, closely accompanying the dear words of the Oath...
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New home ed option, confronting bad ATA arguments & Education Minister meeting: September in review
New PCE editorial and TV interview! Thanks to the National Telegraph for publishing PCE’s response to a recent attack on education choice launched by a former Alberta Teachers’ Association president. Read...
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A Revel and Remedy: Review of New Home Education Regulations
Heading into this new school year, we have a new law, the Choice in Education Act, and a new set of regulations pursuant to that law. First, a quick explanation: didn’t Parents...
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PCE welcomes new Executive Director & August in review
September marks a time of transition for many families as students head back to classes in one of the most unusual years in recent memory. This month also means a major transition...
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New vision for student learning in Alberta - a tremendous improvement!
Parents for Choice in Education (PCE) applauds the new Ministerial Order on Student Learning which was released today. Many may recall that in January 2020 the government solicited public input for this...
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Education choice strengthened by passage of Bill 15 and funding framework improvements: June in review
Congratulations to students and parents for officially completing the 2019/20 school year, especially given the unprecedented challenges of the past few months! June has also been an eventful month in the...
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Explore the new Choice in Education Act with PCE: May 2020 in review
It has been an especially busy month for education choice in Alberta, given the recently tabled Choice in Education Act, as well as dealing with ongoing concerns with the new funding...
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PCE launches search for next Executive Director: Important statement from Donna Trimble
I am writing to you today to share some important news. After a great deal of contemplation, I have made the very difficult decision to step down as Executive Director of...
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March & April in review: Overhauling education funding, Sask. court case & new health and sexual education resource
We at Parents for Choice in Education (PCE) recognize the very changed reality we are all facing right now as a result of COVID-19. Our hearts go out to all those...
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New curriculum recommendations & have your say on new Ministerial Order on Student Learning
In August 2019, the Alberta government appointed a curriculum advisory panel tasked to advise the Education Minister on curriculum development, as well as develop a new vision for student learning.Today, as a...
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December in review: Beware those who put self-interest ahead of students
Thanks for your survey participation! Thank you to everyone who responded to the Choice in Education survey before the deadline in mid-December! According to the government website, the survey feedback “will be...
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November in review: Setting the record straight & looming survey deadline
Attacks on education choice: Setting the record straight Those who call themselves “public education advocates” are (once again) targeting education choice, building public hysteria based on ridiculous misrepresentations. To blame private/independent schools...
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Alberta Education wants to hear from you!
The Alberta government has begun the process of developing the promised Choice in Education Act by releasing an important survey for citizens to have their voices heard. We urge you to take advantage of...
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MEDIA RELEASE: New report shows education choice saved Alberta taxpayers $1.9 billion
Calgary, AB: Alberta’s independent schools and home education saved taxpayers $1.9-billion over eight years, according to a new report commissioned by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) and Alberta-based Parents for Choice...
September in review: Court action discontinued & new funding report
Bill 24 court action discontinued On September 20th, the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) announced that the constitutional challenge to Bill 24 was discontinued because the primary sections of law being challenged no...
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