{"podcast":{"title":"Edmonton News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"edmonton-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7596100","podcast_index_feed_id":7596100,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/the-stockton-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/the-stockton-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":209,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Edmonton News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Edmonton—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Edmonton News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-18T14:17:48.916034+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/edmonton-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7596100"},"episode":{"title":"Alberta Expands Testing for Grades 4-5 | Edmonton News","slug":"alberta-expands-testing-for-grades-4-5-edmonton-news","published_at":"2026-09-09T22:03:26+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/edmonton-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7596100/alberta-expands-testing-for-grades-4-5-edmonton-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/edmonton-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7596100","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/8dd524d884df6154","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/6fb31c0f-cfe1-49c6-bf4d-d45690f70848.mp3","summary":"Alberta is rolling out expanded standardized testing for grades four and five this fall, building on its existing K-3 program aimed at catching learning gaps early in math and literacy. Backed by a $20 million investment — a 60% increase over prior funding — the initiative will boost support staff like educational assistants to help identified students. Parents will receive test results, and an annual report starting in 2027-28 will empower families to partner with teachers. Early data from the younger grades shows success: many students who needed extra help no longer did a year later. But educators warn that students could face up to 32 tests by elementary school’s end, arguing that time would be better spent teaching and that teachers already know who needs support without more assessments. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/8dd524d884df6154","meta_description":"Alberta is rolling out expanded standardized testing for grades four and five this fall, building on its existing K-3 program aimed at catching learning g…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":109,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/edmonton-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7596100/episodes/alberta-expands-testing-for-grades-4-5-edmonton-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/edmonton-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7596100/alberta-expands-testing-for-grades-4-5-edmonton-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}