CBE stretches resources to support special needs kids in final budget
Article content Raising concerns over provincial funding cuts — including reduced supports for at-risk kids that one trustee called “cruel” — public school officials gave next year’s $1.3-billion budget a final stamp of approval Thursday. Despite growing enrolment and ongoing challenges around special needs students, the Calgary Board of Education received flat funding from the UCP government for 2021-22, forcing them to stretch limited resources in a year expected to involve a myriad of post-pandemic difficulty. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your b...