The Alberta Opposition says Education Minister Adriana LaGrange needs to start fighting for students or quit and make way for someone who will.
NDP education critic Sarah Hoffman says LaGrange is failing in her core mandate by announcing mass layoffs of school support staff, including teaching assistants and substitute teachers.
Hoffman says LaGrange should either fight for the funding in Premier Jason Kenney’s United Conservative cabinet or resign. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] LaGrange closed schools on March 15 due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, but at that time said all school authorities would get their full funding for the current year.