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Educational Reform: Failing the Grade by Trevor Harrison and Jerrold Kachur, illustrations by Cark G. Danker Alberta Teachers' Association, accountability, public schools, private schools, charter schools In 1993, the Alberta government began reforming education as part of the Klein revolution. The corporatization of school administration, we were told, would benefit education, even with the planned budget cuts. Parents disagreed. Worlds Without Borders by Shelley Boettcher Youth Challenge International, CUSO, Canada World Youth, Peace Corps, Mathew McLean, Karla Mundy, Carolyn Buckee, Jane MacKimmie Four Alberta youths, like scores of other Canadians, applied and fundraised in order to volunteer for social projects helping people in developing countries. It seems ideal: a chance for socially conscious youths to save the world and travel to faraway lands. But what is the reality? Firedamp How the creation of a play about a disaster rekindled community in Coalhurst by Arlene Purcell Personal essay In 1935, the Coalhurst Mine Disaster occurred, killing 16 men and crippling the town. 63 years later, Arlene Purcell brought the community together through a high school drama production that recounted the disaster. Here, she tells the story of Firedamp. Playwrights: Alberta's Forgotten Wordsmiths? Six playwrights at home in an essentially collaborative art by Harry Vandervlist John Murrell, Brad Fraser, Sharon Pollock, Clem Martini, Eugene Stickland, Ron Chambers Playwrights hold a strange place in the world of Canadian literature. After all, a published script may be a literary document, but it can't contain the play, which is in essence a living event. Six renowned Albertan playwrights search for an answer. Turnaround by Clem Martini and Cheryl Foggo, illustration by James Lorincz Play excerpt In a legal environment, a mother and daughter ask for opposing future lives that each believes will lessen the damage of the past. An examination of domestic violence. Through a Gardener's Lens by Marilynn McAra, photos by Rosemarie Stepanko Currently unavailable Garden, photo essay A busy family physician, Rosemarie Stepanko replenishes herself in her twin and twining passions: her garden and her camera. Acrostic Every issue we offer this unique puzzle by J.B. Hohm. Solve it to reveal a quote by an Alberta author. Numbers Numbers and statistics illuminate and entertain in one of our most popular pages. |
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