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Kelden Formosa

By Kelden Formosa

Kelden Formosa is an elementary school teacher in Calgary. He has an M.Ed. from the University of Notre Dame.

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Tents line Hastings Street as part of the Hastings tent city in Vancouver, B.C., on February 23, 2023. Rich Lam/The Canadian Press.
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Kelden Formosa: Conservative urbanism starts with public safety

Certain urbanist priorities are more likely to be advanced by conservatives than by progressives, simply because they don’t offend key points of today’s progressive thinking. 

Kelden Formosa - Posted on March 13, 2023
Students arrive for the first day of school in Montreal, Tuesday, August 31, 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press.
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Why you should pay attention to school board elections

Across the country, parents and voters are increasingly expressing concerns about how race and gender are being addressed in our publicly-funded schools. This is a positive development.

Kelden Formosa - Posted on October 31, 2022
Students arrive for in-class learning at an elementary school in Mississauga, Ont., on Wednesday, January 19, 2022. Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press.
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The pandemic has laid bare the pressing importance of school choice

We’ve somehow come to believe that politicians, rather than parents, should make all of the important decisions. This has not served our children well these last two years.

Kelden Formosa - Posted on February 7, 2022
Children wearing masks sit behind screened in cubicles as they learn in their classroom after getting their pictures taken at picture day at St. Barnabas Catholic School. Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press.
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Kelden Formosa: Why are we making young children wear masks at school?

There are serious questions about the relative benefits and drawbacks of imposing mask mandates on very young children at school. 

Kelden Formosa - Posted on October 7, 2021
Premier Jason Kenney shakes hands with Education Minister Adriana LaGrange on April 30, 2019. Jason Franson/The Canadian Press
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Kelden Formosa: I’m a B.C. teacher and I wish I could teach Alberta’s draft curriculum

My experience as a B.C. teacher leads me to believe that Albertan teachers, parents, and students should be grateful for the overall knowledge-rich approach of their draft curriculum.

Kelden Formosa - Posted on May 27, 2021
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