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New program to increase specialty teachers in Alberta classrooms
More certified journeypeople, health-care professionals and information technologists will be seen in Alberta classrooms as the province attracts more career specialists to the teaching profession.

The new Career and Technology Studies (CTS) Bridge to Teacher Certification Program starts this September and allows participants to work in the classroom while completing a teacher-preparation program offered by an Alberta post-secondary institution.

Doors open to 18 new schools in Calgary and Edmonton
More than 12,000 students will be filling the classrooms, hallways and gymnasiums of an unprecedented 18 new elementary and elementary-junior high schools this school year as a result of government’s largest-ever new schools project.

The schools are ready for students and staff in Edmonton and Calgary through government’s innovative Alberta Schools Alternative Procurement (ASAP) phase I project. The project addressed a need for new schools in rapidly growing areas of the metro cities. Originally announced in June 2007, the schools were completed ahead of schedule and at a cost savings of $97 million to taxpayers.

Back-to-school resources available online
Students, parents and teachers can find a variety of resources in the Alberta government’s online back-to-school information kit www.education.alberta.ca/resources/backtoschool.aspx to help with preparing for the new year.

Online resources and a glimpse into what’s new in Alberta’s Kindergarten to Grade 12 education system are outlined below.

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