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SOS in the Media

Support Our Students Alberta regularly contributes to local, provincial, and national media on public education issues. 
To contact us for comment, please email yegsosalberta[at]gmail.com.

May 2023

To beat a bold right wing in Alberta, Rachel Notley bets on timidity (The Breach, May 24)

Tight election race has parties playing it safe on hot-button election issues
(Calgary Herald, May 20)

Why we must restore class size reporting (audio, CHQR The Drive, May 15)

Public education advocates want a return to class-size reporting (Calgary Herald, May 13)
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Changes to Alberta's Education curriculum driven by American 'culture war' politics & the religious right, experts say (PressProgress, May 9)

April 2023

Public Interest Alberta prepares blueprint for public education prior to election (Sylvan Lake News, April 30)

New data shows Danielle Smith's Education Plan benefits the wealthiest socioeconomic households (PressProgress, April 27)​

​New charter school hub will house multiple schools, open 2,000 student spaces, Alberta announces
(Calgary Herald, April 19)

March 2023

Funding available to increase support staff in Alberta classrooms (Red Deer Advocate, March 20)

As wait lists grow, charter schools await UCP funding for expansion (Calgary Herald, March 19)


Families fear crowded classrooms as UCP funds only two Calgary projects (Calgary Herald, March 2)

Province announces plans for priority school projects across Alberta (Global News, March 1)

Calgary education budget gets a funding bump (CTV Calgary, March 1)

March 2022

Calgary charter school operators happy with provincial investment, while some are concerned public education suffers (CTV Calgary, March 15)

August 2021

Advocacy group creates letter-writing tool raising COVID concerns for schools (Calgary Herald)
Parents, staff and students confused, anxious about lack of COVID-19 safety guidance for Alberta schools (Globe & Mail)
Alberta COVID-19 policy shift raising concerns for parents, teachers before school year (Global News)

July 2021

Red Deer Public Schools wait for more on COVID-19 protocols from province (Red Deer Advocate)
Lethbridge students about 4 weeks away from normal back-to-school after provincial announcement (Global News)
Parents, teachers say COVID-19 will 'run rampant' in Alberta schools after pandemic policy change (CTV News Calgary)
Support Our Students Alberta is a non-partisan public education advocacy organization with chapters across Alberta. We are run by passionate volunteers and community donations.

Media and press comment requests: yegsosalberta@gmail.com

SOS acknowledges that we advocate in Treaties 6, 7 & 8, traditional territory of the Cree, Blackfoot, Metis, Nakota Sioux, Iroquois, Dene and Ojibway/Saulteaux/Anishinaabe. We are grateful to work on their land and we pledge that this organization will actively work to end systemic racism and pursue truth and reconciliation.

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