Alberta funding rural education training at post-secondaries
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The government of Alberta is providing funding to help train teachers for rural schools in Alberta.
The province has announced over $1.7 million to community-based Bachelor of Education programs at the University of Calgary (U of C) and University of Alberta (U of A). They say the money will support 59 students between the two universities, so the students can go on to teach in rural, remote and First Nations communities.
Minister of Education Demetrios Nicolaides said, “Alberta is growing at record levels, and this means we need more teachers in every corner of our province. This new funding will get more teachers to our rural communities and help graduate more Indigenous teachers.”
He added, “I’m proud that Alberta is growing so rapidly, and our government will take real steps to get more teachers into our classrooms.”
