The Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) is accusing the province of trying to force teachers back to work and put them in a position that is favourable to the government and school boards. In an update...
At an elementary school in Hinton, Alta., two of its five vacant teaching positions were never filled before classes started in September. In a small school, it’s the kind of situation that leads to larger...
Tamara Kovitch’s 10-year-old daughter used to see a speech language pathologist at school three times a week to help with her dyslexia and dysgraphia, a neurological condition that affects writing ability. Now, because of budget...
On the second day of a teachers’ strike that has temporarily shuttered schools across Alberta, the education minister signalled a willingness to negotiate how many new staff members need to be hired, but added he’s...
