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Newspaper clipping showing a story from 1891 with a headline that reads, "Annual School Meeting."
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A moment in history: Jan. 10, 1891

On this day in 1891, Edmonton's first school board considered if it needed a new school for the growing settlement.

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A portrait of Trisha Estabrooks, smiling in front of a brick wall
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Public school board hamstrung when it comes to City Plan, says chair

Past decisions by the city and current decisions by the province are making it difficult for the school system to live up to the City Plan's vision of 15-minute districts, suggests the chair of the Edmonton Public School Board.

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