Fast-tracked school funding will be widely distributed in Alberta, education minister predicts

Projects in six non-city communities have landed on an early funding list under a multi-billion-dollar program to alleviate overcrowding in Alberta schools.  Modernizations, replacement schools and even a demolition are on the list released by Alberta Education, as the province moves forward on a program projected to create or modernize 200,000 student spaces in seven years.  Alberta Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides said approvals in smaller centres will likely continue to quali