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INew education advocacy group iready to tackle math and spending Issues
Kids Come First said they will focus on issues surrounding math education as well as Alberta Education
and school board spending
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By: Illutclle III IIIIII,Awairdsoini Metro, Published on Fri i Feb 03 2017
There's a new education advocacy group in town and they plan on pushing for change and transparency
and said they'll be holding Alberta Education and Calgary school boards accountable.
Lisa Davis, a familiar Calgary education advocate as the former president of Calgary Association Of School
Councils ( CAPSC ), is the woman behind the new group, IKI(Is Co ir'irne Ill Hirst.
Davis said she stepped down from CAPSC , although they will continue to work closely together, because
she wanted to start a group with a broader focus than school council issues.
"We thought there was a need for another strong voice that brings forward issues in a clear way with
complete information so that parents and the public can be really aware of what's going on in our schools,"
she said.
Davis said Kids Come First's focus will become broader over time, but for now, they're focused on math
issues.
"Math is a big issue because it's so foundational to a kid's ability to get into post -secondary, especially,"
she said. "We know that if we don't deal with it at the early stages it's virtually impossible to fix."
Davis said they'll also be looking closely at proper STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)
strategy and Alberta Education and school board spending.
"One of the key issues is still where is the money going and is it being spent where it needs to be spent, so
that will be really more of an ongoing thing," she said.
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New education advocacy group ready to tackle math and spending issues
Davis said Kids Come First has others areas of interest and will be prepared to comment on all education
issues as they arise.
Kids Come First advisory board is made up of parents with a broad range of backgrounds, said Davis. She
said they have a former teacher, a former Alberta Health Services physicist, communications and PR
specialists and those with interests in conducting research.
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