The premier revealed her cabinet has approved a $8.6-billion investment to help tackle Alberta’s overwhelmed education sector. Smith said the province’s existing education budget isn’t enough to keep up with rapid population growth in kindergarten to Grade 12 schools.

Alberta was calling and now the government is working to address one of the consequences of an unprecedented number of people moving to the Prairie province over the past year.

Danielle Smith says the provincial government working on pilot program to ‘incentivize investment’ by non-profit private schools

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says as classrooms get overwhelmed with new grade school students, her government will fast-track new school builds with $8.6 billion over the next three years.