Episode Details

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Participatory budgeting

• Edmonton councillors offering $50k in grants through 'participatory budgeting'

Group sale

• Group of property owners selling 10-lot block near Edmonton's river valley

Critical race theory

• 'A political football': Concern over Alberta's premier pushing U.S.-style views on school curriculum
• Education Minister Adriana LaGrange's response

Guest: Trisha Estabrooks

• @TrishEstabrooks
• Ward D Trustee

City plan and schools

• Edmonton City Plan
• Dr. Anne Anderson Community Centre
• Ever Active Schools
• Edmonton Catholic, public schools expand shared busing program to save money

Growth pressures

• Ten-Year Facilities Plan 2023-2032
• Edmonton Public Schools facing mounting enrolment pressures
• 'We have been passed over for new builds': Edmonton Public School Division needs more locations

Board governance

• An Announcement and a Call to Action | by Bridget Stirling
• EPSB Trustee Handbook

Other links from the discussion

• Division Feedback Survey
• Edmonton Public Schools seeks feedback on calendar revamp
• Edmonton Public Schools trustee tables notice of motion asking for government support for incoming refugee students
• Alberta to spend $72 million to expand charter schools

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