AB-025: Bill 25: An Act to Remove Politics and Ideology from Classrooms and Amend the Education Act, 2026

This bill primarily affects Alberta school boards (public, separate, and accredited independent), school administrators, and education suppliers who develop or provide curriculum materials and learning resources. Schools and boards across Alberta will need to review and potentially overhaul instructional materials to ensure they meet new 'intellectual diversity' and neutrality standards, and remove content deemed politically or ideologically biased. Boards will face new administrative obligations, including seeking Minister approval before hiring superintendents and before naming or renaming school buildings, which adds bureaucratic steps to routine governance decisions. Accredited independent schools are also pulled into several new requirements around academic rigor, parental involvement, and employee rights around compelled speech, meaning even smaller private school operators will need to update their policies and codes of conduct.