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COVID-19 Updates: Taking steps to return to normal.
Support for K-12 and post-secondary education will prepare students of all ages and career paths for personal achievement as working Albertans, innovators and community leaders.
This release was issued under a previous government.
Funding to school boards in Budget 2015 will honour the last year of the current collective agreement with teachers. The commitment to protect classroom teachers will help set up long-term success. In addition, approximately $10 million from the Alberta Education department budget will be reallocated to school boards, to help mitigate funding pressures in other areas.
Fifty million dollars from the Access to the Future Fund will help Campus Alberta move towards a more sustainable model that delivers excellence and accessibility. Enhancements to student aid programming will ensure Albertans have the support they need to access educational opportunities.
“From kindergarten to university degrees, high quality education prepares our students to achieve their personal potential. This budget starts to balance our three responsibilities: accessible, high quality education for students; fair compensation to educators; and greater value for all Albertans.”
“We remain committed to ensuring the success of our students. This is why the budget decisions we made focus on supporting students in the classroom. Because after parents, teachers are the single most important contributor to student success.”
“Albertans expect and deserve a post-secondary system that gives them the skills they need to succeed and that helps the province meet its goals for the future. Budget 2015 will help create a post-secondary system based on excellence, financial sustainability and accessibility. It also maintains capital commitments, while making significant enhancements to student aid.”
$89 million increase to honour teachers’ negotiated salary agreement. Classroom teaching positions are protected.
$2 billion in operating grants to institutions in 2015-16.
Improvements to the student aid program: