LaGrange received a diploma in Rehabilitation Studies from Humber College, and worked with people who had mental and physical disabilities before entering the political arena.

[8] The Campaign Life Coalition, a conservative Christian pro-life and anti-abortion advocacy group, lists LaGrange as a supporter of CLC principles.

LaGrange ran her campaign specifically on improving healthcare in the Red Deer area, re-configuring the education system, and lowering taxes to create jobs in Alberta.

LaGrange was criticized in the legislature by the leader of the official opposition, Rachel Notley, for articles of the new Education Act that removed protections for LGBTQ+ students.

[12][13] On August 22, 2019, LaGrange appointed a panel of education consultants from a variety of school districts and post secondary institutions to review the province's curriculum.

[14] On October 23, 2019, LaGrange announced that the United Conservative Party planned to revise the usage of seclusion rooms in public schools, limiting them only to situations of "last resort".

On March 28, 2020, LaGrange implemented budgets cuts to school boards in Alberta, directing them to lay off approximately 20,000 - 25,000 employees, mainly educational assistants.

[26] This included a list of 80 songs which was largely copied from a 2001 Core Knowledge document to be taught in primary school—songs that most Albertans would know, but critics claimed were outdated or racist.

[26] In December 2020, the department invited thirty academics including University of Alberta social studies professor, Carla Peck, to review a draft of the curriculum.

"[27] Education professor at the University of Alberta, Dwayne Donald, said that the "social studies curriculum is written like a "moral success story" of western civilization.