More than 2,300 low-income students across Alberta lost access this school year to financial help for courses preparing them for work or post-secondary education after cuts to an aid program.

A change to a federal program that funds work readiness initiatives across Canada left Alberta's Foundational Learning Assistance program (FLA) short $34.7 million, the province says.

It prompted a hasty funding reduction to continuing education programs across Alberta, which was a particular blow to margina…