CBE to deliver 2020-21 budget as school board faces estimated $62M shortfall

The efforts of the Calgary Board of Education to tighten its belt are expected to be unveiled Tuesday with the announcement of its 2020-21 budget. Despite the fact the CBE will receive an additional $20.6 million provincial funding, administration says it works out to a decrease in per student funding. The Government of Alberta's contributions, according to the school board, works out to a $14 million net increase and nearly $18.5 million less than 2018-19 funding. The CBE is slated to open thre