Category Archives: Inspiring Education dialogue

INSIGHTS: Education Act consultation, November 26

Hello all,
 As you know, the potential of a new Education Act to positively impact the education “we” provide to our students is something near and dear to my heart. 
 Over the last several years, it has been my great privilege to participate in the Inspiring Education and Setting the Direction for Special Education dialogues, to contribute [...]

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Let’s Talk…the New Education Act!

On January 17, 2011, 18 people gathered at DS MacKenzie Junior High in Edmonton, Alberta to learn more about the new Education Act, which the Minister of Education, The Honourable Dave Hancock, is expected to introduce into the Legislative Assembly in Winter/Spring 2011.  The goal of the new legislation is to provide the legal framework [...]

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Let’s Talk… the new Education Act!

[ January 17, 2011; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Please come out and join the conversation about the new Education Act legislation expected to be introduced in the Winter Session of the legislature @ DS Mackenzie Junior High Library  (40 Ave and 106 Street).  Please RSVP by Wednesday, January 12 to Catherine.Ripley@epsb.ca or 780-887-1002.

In the Winter 2011 session, it is expected that The [...]

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Missing in the Discussion: Education

In 2004 I wrote a short article saying that “the trustee vote is the most important of all.”  Why? Because in educating our children, our public education system is creating our collective future as a community, as a city, as a province, as a country, and as a world. The stronger our public schools are, [...]

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Governance for Public Education…What is ideal?

I have just finished working through the Inspiring Action “transformation guide” on Shared Governance, Collaboration, School Boards, and Natural Person Powers.   The final question asks you for any other comments.  Here is what I wanted to say, but it exceeds the 100 word limit. This is way longer!
RE: Collaboration.  I totally agree that the whole community [...]

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Hello, and welcome to Summer! Yeah! And Welcome to Inspiring Action!

Even though it is summertime and time to kick back and relax a little bit, I wanted to bring your attention to an important set of consultations starting right now and happening over the summer and into the fall. As mentioned last time, the Minister of Education has now released a response to the recommendations [...]

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