David Staples: Culture wars heat up school trustee races

Edmonton school board elections are burning hotter than they have in many years.
The culture wars around various educational issues have exploded into the political realm. Debates rage on topics ranging from gay-straight alliances to the ideological slant of the professors writing our new school curriculum.
My own focus is on bolstering Alberta’s failing math education, maintaining high academic standards and pushing for transparency in the massive curriculum overhaul.
To that end, I sent