A musical history
The ESO is using classical music to teach social studies
Maria Kotovych / 29 Feb 2012
To learn social studies content, 10 000 students from Edmonton's schools took a field trip to the Winspear Centre in mid-February. Read more »
Free to disagree
Edmonton Public Library encourages debate during Freedom to Read Week
Meaghan Baxter / 29 Feb 2012
Intellectual freedom impacts us every day, whether we're cognizant of it or not. Read more »
Financing childcare
A recent Alberta government childcare subsidy attempts to assist families
Mimi Williams / 29 Feb 2012
The fact sheet "Family Day on the Treadmill" released last month by the Parkland Institute suggests that Albertans work harder and have less access to leisure time than the rest of Canadians. Read more »
Free to disagree
Edmonton Public Library encourages debate during Freedom to Read Week
Meaghan Baxter / 29 Feb 2012
Intellectual freedom impacts us every day, whether we're cognizant of it or not. Read more »
World-class budget problems
The University of Alberta Faculty of Arts has nothing left to cut
Alex Migdal / 05 Jan 2012
For a thriving institution like the University of Alberta, $1. Read more »
Rise of the machines
The role of computers in the classroom should be reviewed
Jeremy Derksen / 04 Jan 2012
When The New York Times broke the news that a bunch of Silicon Valley CEOs were sending their kids to Waldorf Schools that prioritized natural-based education over technology,…. Read more »
Outside the classroom
UofA students are increasingly taking advantage of community learning
Justin Bell / 04 Jan 2012
Felix DuBourdieu-Greig runs a basketball camp at Inglewood School. Read more »
Issues
Inappropriate process
Cuts to the faculty of arts enacted with without due consideration
Alexa DeGagne, Ashley Dryburgh / 04 Jan 2012
Wandering down the west side of the main campus you will see signs of a prosperous institution: construction cranes grace the skyline and new buildings, such as the colourful Edmonton Clinic, are popping up. Read more »
Building schools the P3 way
Private partnerships provide process problems
Mimi Williams / 04 Jan 2012
To P3 or not P3 may no longer be the question when it comes to building schools in Alberta, but that doesn't mean there aren't a lot of questions remaining about the way we do it. Read more »
