‘Stop the excuses’: Alberta Teachers’ Association president talks education funding and 2025 priorities

Well, there’s always room within the education system to test students who are struggling with reading and writing – but to blanket test every student in the system doesn’t make a lot of sense to…

Teachers lack resources to meet classroom needs, and absences shouldn’t surprise us

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted schooling on a global scale, challenging teachers with a flood of unmanageable demands. These demands have persisted, resulting in an echo-pandemic of educator absences and attrition — educators leaving their jobs — that threatens…