Alberta Class Sizes

• Alberta Teachers’ Association releases survey results, prompting call for reduced class sizes

  The ATA is calling for Alberta Education to reduce class sizes and to increase classroom supports.

  Education

  Feb 20, 2024
  
• Alberta teachers ‘narrowly’ vote to accept contract

  The four-year deal will see a 3.75 per cent wage increase for Alberta teachers and a two per cent increase on daily rates for substitute teachers in lieu of benefits.

  Education

  Jun 10, 2022
  
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• Grant plan to cut Alberta class sizes has failed, says education minister

  Alberta's education minister says a grant program to cut class sizes in schools has spent $3.4 billion over the last 15 years while failing to deliver results.

  Education

  Oct 18, 2019
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• Alberta Election Fact Check: Would a UCP spending freeze mean no more teachers and thousands of new students?

  The NDP claims a spending freeze on education funding, which the UCP is proposing, would mean 60,000 new students in Alberta schools with not one new teacher being hired. What are the facts?

  Education

  Apr 11, 2019
• Alberta teachers create 400K sardine can postcards to stress issue of class size

  The Alberta Teachers' Association says the province has larger class sizes than it did in 2001 and the upcoming election offers a chance to find a long-term solution.

  Education

  Feb 13, 2019
• Alberta education minister insists his government is tackling crowded classrooms

  The Alberta education minister is working towards reducing the number of students per class across the province.

  Education

  Jun 21, 2018
• Alberta education minister responds to teachers’ class size campaign

  Alberta's education minister says he must balance demands for lower class sizes with provincial revenues.

  Education

  Nov 20, 2017