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Teachers who were hoping to test Alberta’s new kindergarten-to-Grade 4 curriculum this fall will have to wait until the government holds more consultations.

The provincial government followed through with an election promise to pause the provincial K-12 school curriculum rewrite when education deputy minister Curtis Clarke sent a Thursday letter to all school boards and provincial education organizations.

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Talk of shredding the work done so far on the $64-million K-12 curriculum overhaul was absent from the letter, which says government will gather feedback from parents, guardians, teachers, system leaders and subject matter experts on future curriculum during the next few months.

“This pause gives us the opportunity to reflect and confirm our direction moving forward,” Clarke’s letter said. “Our review will incorporate and build upon the existing feedback and valuable work previously provided by our stakeholders, parents, and Albertans.”