Last week MLA Prasad Panda sent out a letter in defense of his govt’s draft curriculum. In it he attributes all criticism of the curriculum to the NDP, and calls the NDP's alleged attack purely ideological. #abed #abpoli #abcurriculum (1/11)

In this, as with many other issues, Mr. Panda and the #UCP miss the mark completely. The curriculum has been rejected with reason …

… by nearly all teachers: https://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/alberta-teachers-give-draft-k-6-curriculum-a-failing-grade-ata-survey ; (2/11)

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… by parents and members of the public (the Facebook page Albertans Reject The Curriculum Draft is now up to nearly 40,000 followers and counting); (3/11)

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… by education scholars like @cpeck3: https://twitter.com/cpeck3/status/1386779375870218240 , and others who have turned a critical eye on the rest of the curriculum, and by Francophone and indigenous educators; (4/11)

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… and by school boards covering a majority of AB students, including 3 of the 4 public school boards in Calgary and Edmonton, who refuse to pilot the curriculum: https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/more-alberta-school-divisions-decide-not-to-pilot-new-k-6-draft-curriculum-1.5387286 (5/11)

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In other words, just about everybody who is touched by this curriculum in one way or another has rejected it unequivocally. (6/11)

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This is where Mr. Panda and the UCP get it wrong: This rejection comes from Albertans in all walks of life, and goes far beyond any political party or ideology. (7/11)

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In the NDP, we are proud to amplify and empower these voices from the community. And we are also proud of the work done in reviewing and updating the school curriculum done during our watch, culminating in the draft K-4 curriculum of 2018. (8/11)

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As @RachelNotley has promised her 1st campaign commitment is to restore the curriculum that was being developed by the NDP and to a new round of fully public consultations on that content should she be elected Premier again in 2023. (9/11)

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. @RachelNotley will also commit that we will have new drafts of the curriculum piloted in classrooms no later than fall 2024. (10/11)

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Help us fulfill @RachelNotley campaign promise by joining and volunteering with us at @YYCEdgemont, or by making a donation at https://act.albertandp.ca/donate/cedg 
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