This is a page from the 2023 Alberta general election.
Education platforms
Here's what the candidates in Cardston-Siksika, and their parties, are promising.We don't have any NDP policies on Career planning.
Diversity in schools
NDP
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Develop Filipino and Somali curricula for interested schools
We don't have any UCP policies on Diversity in schools.
SM
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Stop the indoctrination of our children
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Mandatory outcomes expectations metrics for teachers
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Ensure additional resources available for children struggling to maintain basic literacy
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Parents have the option to opt out of classes.
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Parents have a say and RIGHT to know.
Indigenous learning
We don't have any NDP policies on Indigenous learning.
We don't have any UCP policies on Indigenous learning.
SM
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Ensure additional resources available for children struggling to maintain basic literacy
K-12 funding
Learning needs
We don't have any NDP policies on Learning needs.
We don't have any UCP policies on Learning needs.
SM
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Proper education of our children is a high priority. Budgets must fund the requirements to deliver a HIGH quality and meaningful curriculum decided upon mutually between school boards and PARENTS.
Post-secondary costs and tuition
NDP
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Freeze post-secondary tuition at 2022-23 levels and cap future increases to inflation
We don't have any UCP policies on Post-secondary costs and tuition.
Post-secondary institutions
School construction and upgrades
NDP
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Build and modernise 125 schools
We don't have any UCP policies on School construction and upgrades.
School curriculum
School nutrition
NDP
We don't have any UCP policies on School nutrition.
School staffing
NDP
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Hire 4,000 more teachers
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Hire 3,000 Educational Assistants and support staff
We don't have any UCP policies on School staffing.
School vaccination
We don't have any NDP policies on School vaccination.
We don't have any UCP policies on School vaccination.
SM
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We will over see a review of vaccination mandates and practices.
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Leave medical decisions with the PARENTS, where they belong.
Student loans
NDP
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Cap interest on student loans to the prime rate
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Increase student aid and grants
We don't have any UCP policies on Student loans.
Student mental health
We don't have any NDP policies on Student mental health.
We don't have any UCP policies on Student mental health.
SM
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Always of primary importance, student mental health again, belongs more in the domain of the Parents who should always be informed.