alberta education
According to polling data, 68 per cent of Alberta parents say their child has fallen behind during the pandemic.
Charter school enrolment increased by 257 per cent.
In 2015/16, Alberta per student inflation-adjusted spending in public schools was $13,321—well above the Canadian average of $12,791.
B.C. spent $11,216 per student annually on public schools compared to $13,115 in Alberta.
The share of Grade 9 students in Alberta scoring “below acceptable standards” in math increased more than 34 per cent.
A common barrier to more independent schools is the cost of construction and/or expansion of existing facilities.
Charter schools outperformed all other types of schools in Alberta’s Provincial Achievement Tests (PATs) written in Grades 6 and 9.