48 h. ago Money a key factor in using Charter override on teachers, 2 cabinet ministers say

Two Alberta cabinet ministers say money was a key factor in the move to use the Charter's notwithstanding clause to override teachers' rights and shut down a provincewide strike.

Politics

51 h. ago Alberta used notwithstanding clause to avoid costly arbitration with teachers, infrastructure minister says

Long wrote that an arbitrator would've "sought a middle ground" between the two proposals potentially resulting in millions — possibly billions — in additional costs.

Economics

2 w. ago Teachers react with cynicism to Alberta government’s classroom complexity plan

The Alberta government's "Aggression and Complexity in Schools Action Team" released its report on Friday, which was met with a great deal of cynicism from educators.

Politics

2 w. ago Letters: Alberta’s use of notwithstanding clause subverts debate

Does Alberta need more teachers? Vote in our daily poll! What a steaming heap of political posturing/fence-sitting Lorne Gunter delivered in his column today regarding Smith’s use of the notwithstanding clause. While he isn’t “completely in line” with the UCP on transgender laws, he’s “not vehemently opposed” to them either. That much wriggling while sitting […]

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2 w. ago Alberta teachers head to court amid labour and Charter dispute with province

Alberta’s teachers are heading to court today to try to get a judge to take immediate action on a provincial law ordering them back to work.

Culture

2 w. ago Pronoun policy threatens to jeopardize relationship with students: Alberta teachers

The Alberta Teaches Association says a new law that requires parental consent before children can change their name or pronoun threatens the student-teacher trust relationship.

Events

3 w. ago 'Running on empty': Why some Alberta teachers are thinking about leaving the province

Some educators feeling grief and regret mixed with bubbling anger as they contemplate how to respond to government's latest moves on education

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4 w. ago Teachers left off Alberta's class size and complexity task force

"We want to be able to put a cabinet committee structure in place that is going to be able to make decisions over multiple years."

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4 w. ago Opinion: Classroom complexity is about more than just numbers

The recent teachers’ strike in Alberta drew unprecedented attention to the pressures facing classrooms across the province. For weeks, parents, students and the public engaged in a national conversation about what it means to provide high-quality education amid growing demands, rising class sizes and increasingly complex learning needs. The strike underscored what educators have long […]

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4 w. ago Albertans say ATA handled teachers' strike better than province as opinion on government worsens: Leger poll

Additionally, half of all respondents agreed that the province's use of the notwithstanding clause to end the strike was deemed inappropriate

Politics

4 w. ago Albertans say ATA handled teachers' strike best as opinion on government remains weak: Leger poll

Additionally, half of all respondents agreed that the province's use of the notwithstanding clause to end the strike was deemed inappropriate

Politics

4 w. ago Alberta teachers union launches two court challenges against province's back

"What began as a dispute over class size and funding has become something far more serious"

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4 w. ago Alberta Teachers’ Association aims to take legal action against province

The association's legal options are unclear, given the back-to-work bill invoked the notwithstanding clause to override rights and shield it from constitutional challenge.

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