US EditionAlberta government to earmark $10.8B for education ahead of deficit budget
Budget 2026 includes a 7% increase to $10.8 billion and plans to hire 5,000 education staff over three years to address class size and student support challenges.
- The Alberta government will allocate $10.8 billion for education in Budget 2026, a 7% increase from the previous year, to hire 1,600 teachers and 800 support staff.
- The funding increase comes after a major teachers' strike last fall over wages and working conditions, which ended when the government invoked the notwithstanding clause.
- The education minister hopes the funding demonstrates the province is listening to teachers' concerns, while the premier says investing in the next generation remains the top priority.
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Alberta government to earmark $10.8B for education ahead of deficit budget
The Alberta government says it hopes its new education budget will show understanding for teachers following a mass strike last year that ended with the province forcing on educators a contract many had previously rejected. Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides said Wednesday that, if passed, the government’s new budget will allocate $10.8 billion for education — marking a […]
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