UCP and NDP push different visions of children’s education
Two years after Alberta’s UCP government introduced plans to overhaul the kindergarten-to-Grade-6 curriculum, progressives and conservatives continue to clash over how to educate the province’s children.
More education cash is coming, but criticism abounds
After years of underfunding, the UCP-led government plans to hire thousands more teachers and support staff, build new schools, expand student transportation, and push more money into charter schools.
A UCP-government initiative to protect free speech on university campuses is satisfying conservatives but riling the NDP opposition as well as students, who would rather see the provincial government focus on “real issues” like quality education and job creation.
