Extra fuel cost funding welcome news for school boards
Release date: September 30, 2005
Alberta Education’s announcement today of an additional $15.5 million
to offset student
transportation fuel costs is welcome news, says Maureen Kubinec, president
of the Alberta School
Boards Association (ASBA)
“School boards, particularly in rural areas, are struggling to manage
high fuel costs within existing
budgets. The Minister has responded very quickly and very positively to our
request for more
support in this area,” said Ms. Kubinec.
She went on to say that Alberta
schools need provincial support in order to cope with unexpected
jumps in utility costs. “The Minister of Education’s commitment
to work with school boards to
address fuel cost pressures gives the ASBA confidence that future fluctuations
can be effectively
managed,” noted Ms. Kubinec.
For more information contact: Maureen Kubinec, ASBA President at 1.780.349.1229 or 1.780.349.6122.
The Alberta School Boards Association serves and represents all Alberta’s public, separate and francophone school boards.
