Open Letter to NDP Education Minister David Eggen
Sent: January 26, 2016 Dear Education Minister David Eggen, I serve as Executive Director of Parents for Choice in Education (PCE), a non-profit and non-partisan citizens’ group. I write with respect to...
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Key points of concern with the School Act 16.1 (Bill 10) and the Guidelines for Best Practices
Note: Parents for Choice in Education is a non-partisan, non-religious parent-driven organization that advocates for excellence in education, through parental choice. We are an umbrella organization where all citizens and organizations- from...
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How to Take Action
Many are writing PCE asking, "What can we do about Bill 10 and the recently released Education Guidelines?" This is how each and every Alberta citizen can take action: Sign and forward the...
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An Alberta Mother's Call to Action: When parents lose rights, children are endangered
NDP Education Minister Eggen has declared that Alberta’s schools must seek a student’s explicit permission before disclosing information related to the student’s sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression to his or...
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Milke-Private Schools Foster Independent Thought-and save us money
Mark Milke authored a column in the Calgary Herald Saturday, September 19, 2015, which is built upon the numbers discerned in the recent policy paper commissioned and published by Parents for Choice in Education,...
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Media Release: Alberta's Independent Schools
September 17, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Alberta's Independent Schools: Taxpayers Saved $750 million Calgary: A new study commissioned by Alberta-based Parents for Choice in Education shows that Alberta’s independent schools saved the...
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Peaceful Rally for Parental Rights in Education
Calgary McDougall Centre location: Google Map Parking is very difficult in Edmonton, at the Alberta Legislature so please RSVP to catch a bus at the generous Calvary Community Church Park n' Ride: ...
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PCE in the News-Alberta should respect choice in education
A column has been penned by Donna Trimble, in her capacity as Executive Director for Parents for Choice in Education. This column titled Alberta should respect choice in education, focuses on curriculum...
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Edmonton Math and Education Forum - May 29, 2015
We hope the NDP government of Alberta will do the right thing and return autonomy to the individual classrooms of Alberta. Many schools and educators, who know what works best, will chose...
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PCE Petition Requesting Bill 10 Amendments
Parents for Choice in Education (PCE) has initiated a petition requesting Bill 10 amendments or the full recall of Bill 10.The best way to provide a welcoming, caring, respectful and safe learning...
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Calgary Family Action-Bill 10 Event-May 27, 2015
Do you live in the Edmonton area of Alberta or know someone who does? If so, please consider spreading the word and attending this very important presentation. Canada Family Action is pleased...
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Calgary Sun Special Guest Column-Education should be about family
Special Guest Column-Education Should Be About Family Calgary Sun-April 30, 2015 PDF: Education Should Be About Family Albertans strongly affirm a belief in freedom. Yet the rights of parents to educate their children...
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PCE Education Survey-Alberta 2015 Party Responses
Parents for Choice in Education (PCE) sent out an education candidate survey to each candidate in each individual riding, where email listings permitted. While individual candidates did not respond, PCE has...
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Medicine Hat Event-April 28, 2015
Canada Family Action is hosting John Carpay, B.A., LLB, President of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms for an event titled, “How Bill 10 Threatens Religious Freedom and Parental Rights in Education”....
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Candidate Education Survey
The election is upon us! PCE has produced and disseminated a quick 9 question education survey to most candidates of all parties. Some have already responded, while others appear hesitant. We had...
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Archive - Wildrose Leadership Survey
Brian Jean won the Wildrose Leadership on March.28, 2015PCE works to ensure Alberta citizens have a firm understanding of the potential direction of political competitors at all levels of government. Presently three...
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Archived What do you think?
A Personal Contemplation on Protecting Parental Choice in Education Alberta’s education system is the best in Canada because it provides maximum choice for parents. Alberta’s education laws are consistent with the Universal...
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Inspiring Education Summary Documents
Dr.Nhung Trans-Davies has been kind enough to offer PCE four 'Inspiring Education' Summary documents that quickly encapsulate the issues that exist within the 'Inspiring Education' curriculum. PCE partners may wish to use these 5...
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Edmonton Journal Column by ED Donna Trimble
It is time for parents, teachers and taxpayers to demand the government stop its overreach into Alberta classrooms. Let parents and educators, who know the children, choose what is best. Maximum choice...
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PCE in the News
Parents for Choice in Education Executive Director, Donna Trimble, has been engaged in numerous interviews for print, and one for radio in recent days. These have all been requested after the Government...
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Paper Petition Against Inspiring Education
It is absolutely irreconcilable that Alberta Education would push forward a curriculum that many of it's customers, Alberta Tax payers, do not want, and it is even more unbelievable that parents like...
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PCE Calgary Herald Column on Inspiring Education
"Parent choice in education will soon be an illusion in Alberta. Alberta Education’s micro-management of core curriculum has overstepped its mandate to provide education objectives for students from kindergarten to Grade 12."Parents...
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Discovering Discovery Math
The issues around Discovery Math and Inspiring Education- which would see this errant imbalance spread across the curriculum-are very plain to see, and very easily corrected. Discovery Math and Inspiring Education has...
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Archived PC Leadership Survey
We sent out a 9-question survey to the three candidates who are running for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party. Parents for Choice in Education is not tied to any particular...
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