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Webber Academy, which charges more than $18,000 in tuition, and receives over $7,500 per student in subsidies from the #UCP government is getting an additional $330,750 through the federal grant.
There are still public school classes more than 35 students.
#abed #ableg https://twitter.com/LiseGot/status/1301211748687634432
There are still public school classes more than 35 students.
#abed #ableg https://twitter.com/LiseGot/status/1301211748687634432
Here's the .pdf that screen shot is from in case anyone wants to download it and save it before it disappears.
#ableg #FundABpublicSchools #abed
https://www.alberta.ca/assets/documents/edc-alberta-allocation-government-of-Canada-safe-return-to-class-fund.pdf
#ableg #FundABpublicSchools #abed
https://www.alberta.ca/assets/documents/edc-alberta-allocation-government-of-Canada-safe-return-to-class-fund.pdf
The Alberta government has subsidized private schools @ 70% of public funding since 2008.
Here's how that looked in 2017:
- Public: $7.1 billion Ă· 649,245 students = $10,936 per student
- Private: $263 million Ă· 34,754 students = $7,567 per student https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/private-public-schools-funding-alberta-numbers-1.4553955
Here's how that looked in 2017:
- Public: $7.1 billion Ă· 649,245 students = $10,936 per student
- Private: $263 million Ă· 34,754 students = $7,567 per student https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/private-public-schools-funding-alberta-numbers-1.4553955
If you'd like to know how we got here, read @ProgressAlberta's excellent article on the topic.
In 1946, the Ernest Manning-led Social Credit Party officially recognized private schools. In '67 Manning began subsidizing private schools by $100/student. https://www.progressalberta.ca/how-did-we-get-here
In 1946, the Ernest Manning-led Social Credit Party officially recognized private schools. In '67 Manning began subsidizing private schools by $100/student. https://www.progressalberta.ca/how-did-we-get-here
Finally, if anyone wants to know what they teach at Webber Academy, here's an article from 2018.
"Before founding the academy in 1997, Webber worked in the Progressive Conservative governments of Don Getty and Peter Lougheed."
#DefundABprivateSchools https://www.thestar.com/edmonton/2018/09/24/alberta-private-school-sees-merit-in-asking-about-positive-effects-of-residential-schools.html
"Before founding the academy in 1997, Webber worked in the Progressive Conservative governments of Don Getty and Peter Lougheed."
#DefundABprivateSchools https://www.thestar.com/edmonton/2018/09/24/alberta-private-school-sees-merit-in-asking-about-positive-effects-of-residential-schools.html
In case you wanted to know...
"The Alberta government ended its longstanding practice of tracking and publicly reporting the number of students in every class at every public, separate and charter school in the province."
#DefundABprivateSchools
#abed https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-class-size-data-2020-covid-19-back-to-school-1.5682575
"The Alberta government ended its longstanding practice of tracking and publicly reporting the number of students in every class at every public, separate and charter school in the province."
#DefundABprivateSchools
#abed https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-class-size-data-2020-covid-19-back-to-school-1.5682575
Something that Colin Aitchison seems to be pointing out here----though I never trust him, and recommend fact checking him----is that private schools are getting 100% of the funding that public schools are....
#abed #ableg #cdnpoli #DefundABprivateSchools
https://twitter.com/ColinAitchison/status/1301292376313360384
#abed #ableg #cdnpoli #DefundABprivateSchools
https://twitter.com/ColinAitchison/status/1301292376313360384
I didn't realize it, but @karliwithakay spells out what this basically means: a voucher system.
#ableg #cdnpoli #abed https://twitter.com/karliwithakay/status/1301233878519001088?s=20
#ableg #cdnpoli #abed https://twitter.com/karliwithakay/status/1301233878519001088?s=20
The idea of voucher systems is explained in the documentary "A Backpack Full of Cash" which is sometimes shown by @SOSAlberta.
#ableg #abed #cdnpoli https://twitter.com/SOSAlberta/status/1293707291900796928?s=20
#ableg #abed #cdnpoli https://twitter.com/SOSAlberta/status/1293707291900796928?s=20
More great info from @SOSAlberta & @AlbertaViewsMag.
#ableg #abed #cdnpoli https://twitter.com/SOSAlberta/status/1301333321935273987?s=20
#ableg #abed #cdnpoli https://twitter.com/SOSAlberta/status/1301333321935273987?s=20
. @TheMorrigan47 found an interesting short documentary that lets you see what life is like inside the richest school in #Calgary: "For Richer For Poorer: A Tale Of Two Schools."
#yyc #ableg #abed #cdnpoli
#DefundABprivateSchools https://twitter.com/TheMorrigan47/status/1301329182333440000?s=20
#yyc #ableg #abed #cdnpoli
#DefundABprivateSchools https://twitter.com/TheMorrigan47/status/1301329182333440000?s=20
. @PTeacher74 made this excellent observation about the language used to describe private schools.
#abed #ableg #cdnpoli
#DefundABprivateSchools https://twitter.com/PTeacher74/status/1301355493764390912?s=20
#abed #ableg #cdnpoli
#DefundABprivateSchools https://twitter.com/PTeacher74/status/1301355493764390912?s=20
Recall that the word "public" was removed from schools last year.
"Alberta's UCP government has removed the word "public" from all Alberta school boards, affecting eight of 41 divisions across the province."
#abed #ableg #cdnpoli
#FundABPublicSchools https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/public-alberta-school-boards-1.5275561
"Alberta's UCP government has removed the word "public" from all Alberta school boards, affecting eight of 41 divisions across the province."
#abed #ableg #cdnpoli
#FundABPublicSchools https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/public-alberta-school-boards-1.5275561
How did Webber prepare for reopening BEFORE receiving federal grant money via the #UCP?
With (expensive) "infrared fever warning equipment... Students and staff will be screened for fever detection up to 8 meters away for multiple people..."
#abed
https://web.archive.org/web/20200904145859/https://www.webberacademy.ca/files/COVID-19-Email-Newsletter.pdf
With (expensive) "infrared fever warning equipment... Students and staff will be screened for fever detection up to 8 meters away for multiple people..."
#abed
https://web.archive.org/web/20200904145859/https://www.webberacademy.ca/files/COVID-19-Email-Newsletter.pdf
