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Hello Everyone, Here is a brief 'catch up' on the news that has built up while I'm away that may or may not be of interest to you. I am testing out the file transfer function as well. See you on Wednesday morning! Happy 2009! Michael The Canadian Press - EDMONTON But Brian Edy, a Calgary lawyer and former president of the **Alberta** Civil Liberties Association, said there are always privacy concerns when people are **...** [|See all stories on this topic] ||
 * [|**School** buses may be wired for surveillance: privacy experts warn **...**]

Canoe.ca - Toronto,Ontario,Canada [|See all stories on this topic] || Central Peace Signal - Rycroft,Alberta,Canada [|See all stories on this topic] ||
 * [|Stats show **Alberta** kids science savvy]
 * ...** the international average for math, they scored significantly lower in 2007 compared to students in 1995, said **Alberta Education** Minister Dave Hancock. **...**
 * [|Peace Wapiti School Division updates budget]
 * Alberta Education** makes this a requirement for school boards based on student enrollment of Sept. 30. Because of the new student numbers,**...**

[|Spending, not cuts, premier's strategy] Canada.com - Don Mills,Ontario,Canada [|See all stories on this topic]  Alberta Daily Herald Tribune - Grande Prairie,Alberta,Canada The three local school boards and Grande Prairie Regional College have banded together in the hopes of getting a piece of **Alberta Education**’s $12-million **...** [|See all stories on this topic] ||
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 * Alberta** is prepared to spend its way out of the economic downturn next year, with no major cuts planned for health care,**education** or capital projects. **...**
 * [|Schools, college partners in new program]

DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines,IA,USA 7 comparison between Iowa and **Alberta** suggests that **Alberta** is doing much better in **education** ("**Alberta** Keeps Pushing To Improve Its Schools"). **...** [|See all stories on this topic] ||
 * [|Standardized scores only part of picture]

Daily Gleaner - Fredericton,New Brunswick,Canada Although I'm too much of a Maritimer to want to live in **Alberta**, I was thoroughly impressed not only with the choice offered to students in the district, **...** [|See all stories on this topic] || [|Let there be another boom, i promise not to grumble] Calgary Herald - AB, Canada Companies running **school** buses quit advertising flexible hours and great wages, and pleaded with any-body who would, to get kids to **school** as a **public** **...** [|See all stories on this topic]  Prairie Post - Medicine Hat,Alberta,Canada “Funding (for that) does not appear to be on any radar with **Alberta Education**,” added Nicholls. “I think it’sa very good report and I commend administration **...** [|See all stories on this topic] ||
 * [|**Education** system must change now]
 * [|PRSD has great report to send to AB **Education**]

[|Schools plug in to solar and wind power] Calgary Herald - AB, Canada If successful, the program could spread to schools across **Alberta** next fall, said Enmax spokeswoman Karla Wingate. Our Lady of Peace **School** Grade 5 student **...** [|See all stories on this topic] Daily Gleaner - Fredericton,New Brunswick,Canada McCabe is the principal of student assessment in the Edmonton **Public School** District. She said she believes the district's focus on student achievement is **...** [|See all stories on this topic] ||
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 * [|Comparison of assessment results]

Canoe.ca - Toronto,Ontario,Canada A petition addressed to **Alberta Education** Minister Dave Hancock states the safety and security of Westmount students is compromised by the adult learners. **...** [|See all stories on this topic] || Lethbridge Herald - Lethbridge,AB,Canada “I come away feeling hopeful that the Minister of **Education** and **Alberta Education** really do want to hear what parents and families and educators are saying **...** [|See all stories on this topic] ||
 * [|Parents want adult students punted from school]
 * [|‘Special **education** is a resource . . . not a place to park kids’]

Dec 7th: DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines,IA,USA Still, about 90 percent of Albertans ages 24 to 35 have finished high school, according to **Alberta Education**. By age 24, three-quarters of high school **...** [|See all stories on this topic] || DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines,IA,USA That's impressive, but here's what's most intriguing, given that the United States has on its books the No Child Left Behind Act: **Alberta** had a big share of **...** [|See all stories on this topic] || Lethbridge Herald - Lethbridge,AB,Canada A University of Lethbridge educator has been named to a committee that will help create the future direction of **education** in **Alberta**. **...** [|See all stories on this topic] ||
 * [|**Alberta** keeps pushing to improve its schools]
 * [|Muster will to reform **education**]
 * [|U of L dean to help determine **education**’s future in **Alberta**]

Dec 5th Alberta Daily Herald Tribune - Grande Prairie,Alberta,Canada Now, **Alberta Education**’s hearing will be tested as the first round of public consultations on the review wraps up at the end of this month. **...** [|See all stories on this topic]
 * [|Forum attendees find ‘you are not alone’]

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