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Alberta students keep busy, hope for end to teachers strike
Negotiations resume after a strike by 51,000 teachers disrupting education for over 700,000 students, with the government offering a 12% wage increase and 3,000 new hires.
- Approximately 740,000 children in Alberta are not attending school due to a provincewide teachers strike that is entering its second week, affecting many families.
- The strike involves 51,000 teachers, making it the largest in Alberta's history.
- Union President Jason Schilling indicated that 5,000 more teachers are needed to meet the demand.
- Students like Melissa Qerimi found the first week of the strike "really stressful" as they faced challenges in keeping up with schoolwork.
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Fort McMurray teachers rally downtown as Alberta-wide strike continues
Ariana Mancini, a Fort McMurray teacher of an ECDP and kindergarten class, has 30 students this year. This student-to-teacher ratio would be illegal in Alberta’s daycares, she points out. At the high school level, Jay Duffett once had 45 students in his chemistry class.
·Fort McMurray, Canada
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Teachers’ Strike: Most Albertans side with teachers as they criticize UCP’s handling of education - Angus Reid Institute
Three-in-five say Smith government has done poor job on education October 14, 2025 – The Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) is set to resume negotiations with the government in an effort to resolve a strike which has taken more than 700,000 students out of classrooms in the province. According to new data from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute, the teachers return…
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Leaning Left27Leaning Right8Center7Last UpdatedBias Distribution64% Left
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- 64% of the sources lean Left
64% Left
L 64%
C 17%
R 19%
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