US EditionCalgary teachers prepare for rally, support each other amid ongoing strike
The strike impacts 750,000 students and 2,500 schools as the government considers legislation to end the dispute over wages and working conditions.
- The strike centres on wages and working conditions, ATA bargaining says, with the Alberta Teachers' Association demanding more funding and smaller class sizes.
- Calgary educators organised sign-making and solidarity efforts while helping colleagues with essentials, and a northeast Calgary support booth aided by Guru Nanak Free Kitchen quickly served more than 50 teachers, volunteers said.
- The strike has disrupted 750,000 students across 2,500 public, separate and francophone schools, and teacher Jennifer Black warned students missed early university applications with teachers returning demoralized.
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Alberta students face stress, uncertainty as legislation looms to end teachers strike (Alberta)
As legislation looms ordering striking Alberta teachers back to work, Jennifer Black is bittersweet about returning to class to teach English to dozens of anxious Grade 12 students while feeling hopeless herself. "I'm happy to return because I know the kids need me," Black said in an inter...
Alberta students deal with stress, uncertainty as legislation looms to end teachers strike
As legislation looms ordering striking Alberta teachers back to work, Jennifer Black is bittersweet about returning to class to teach English to dozens of anxious Grade 12 students while feeling hopeless herself.
Calgary teachers prepare for rally, support each other amid strike
As the Alberta teachers’ strike stretches into its third week, Calgary educators are demonstrating solidarity by making signs for a rally this week, while also helping colleagues with groceries and essentials. At the Alberta Teachers Association (ATA) headquarters in Calgary, teachers and their families gathered to create signs for Thursday’s rally outside the legislature in […]
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