Keeping our commitments: Building Schools
Despite promises by the NDP and previous governments to reduce class sizes, we saw little return for investment.
We promised Albertans in the last election campaign that we would continue to build new schools for Alberta’s growing population and audit why we’ve seen such little return in class size reductions despite a massive investment from taxpayers.
And that’s immediately what we did when Albertans elected us with a historic mandate in April 2019.
Provincial report says $3.4B investment to reduce class sizes hasn't been effective: https://t.co/GuKnz6Y7fW @TimmCTV
— CTV Calgary (@CTVCalgary) October 18, 2019
Alberta taxpayers invested $3.4 billion over 15 years to reduce class sizes but the average class size has only decreased by 1.4 students over the last decade and a half. In 2018, we spent $291 million to reduce class sizes and failed to move the needle.
We are now working with our education partners to chart out new and innovative ways to reduce class sizes to increase value for taxpayers.
In the meantime, we are building new schools, supporting families in growing communities and the jobs that come with construction.
Today we announced 4,000 new spaces for addiction treatment beds, outpatient services & medic-assisted detox spaces, as part of our $140M commitment to support mental health & addictions.
— Jason Kenney (@jkenney) September 11, 2019
We need to work to make recovery accessible, real & possible for every family that needs it pic.twitter.com/5NQhK1DLx9
Today we announced 4,000 new spaces for addiction treatment beds, outpatient services & medic-assisted detox spaces, as part of our $140M commitment to support mental health & addictions.
— Jason Kenney (@jkenney) September 11, 2019
We need to work to make recovery accessible, real & possible for every family that needs it pic.twitter.com/5NQhK1DLx9
It’s just another example of promise made, promise kept.
