Edmonton public school board asks parties to reveal education funding plans

Calling the effects of hypothetical education funding cuts “frightening” and “grim,” Edmonton public school trustees will ask all provincial political parties to reveal their intentions within six weeks.
“It’s frightening to imagine even what a funding freeze would mean,” trustee Shelagh Dunn said at a Tuesday school board meeting.
A hiring freeze, no enrolment growth funding or cuts to government funding could lead to hundreds of fewer teachers and scho