Alberta Teachers Association

• Special needs students and families feeling the strain in Edmonton school strike

  Educational assistants work with Diana Halabi's daughter, Zahea, from the minute they take her off the school bus until she gets back on it.

  Education

  Jan 22
  
• Alberta schools drafting contingency plans ahead of looming support worker strike

  CUPE Local 3550 president Mandy Lamoureux has said the average educational support worker in Alberta earns $34,500 per year.

  Education

  Jan 10
  
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• Education minister rejects Alberta Teachers’ Association’s concern over mandatory tests

  Starting this month, those in kindergarten will need to take literacy and numeracy tests for the first time in Alberta.

  Education

  Jan 9
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• Alberta’s school cellphone ban leads to some confusion ahead of school year: ATA

  The head of the Alberta Teachers' Association says the rollout of new policies banning cellphone use in classrooms starting this fall has some teachers confused.

  Education

  Aug 20, 2024
• Alberta teachers say government’s assessment increase for elementary students ‘makes no sense’

  The Alberta Teachers' Association said students should be getting more support, not more tests, amid changes the province is making to its early years assessment framework.

  Education

  Jul 11, 2024
• Alberta to ban cellphones in K-12 classrooms starting in fall

  Alberta had allowed school boards to set a patchwork of cellphone rules amid mounting concern from teachers and parents that the devices were disrupting learning.

  Education

  Jun 17, 2024
• 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
• Teachers at Edmonton Public Schools to consider strike vote in new year

  The Alberta Teachers' Association says talks to reach a mediated settlement between its teachers and Edmonton Public Schools have failed again.

  Education

  Dec 13, 2023
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• Edmonton Public Schools teachers reject mediator’s proposal, authorize strike vote

  Teachers employed by Edmonton Public Schools voted 97 per cent in favour of authorizing the Alberta Teachers' Association to ask for a government-supervised strike vote.

  Education

  Oct 23, 2023
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• Suspects sought after ATA Pride flag destroyed during 1 Million March for Children Edmonton protest

  A large Pride flag was torn down and destroyed during duelling protests drew thousands of people to the Alberta Teachers' Association building on Sept. 20.

  Crime

  Sep 27, 2023