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Today, Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer issued the petition for the “Alberta Funds Public Schools” citizen initiative

Signature collection period ends: February 11, 2026.
Number of signatures required for a successful petition: 177,732

www.elections.ab.ca/new-citizen-... #Alberta #abpoli

"A government that claims it can’t ‘afford’ decent class sizes and yet pours $567,000,000 every year into private schools is just lying."

#ABEd #ABleg

A graph of per student funding in Alberta since 2005 in adjusted 2024 dollars. It shows funding flat around $12,000 per student until a rise in 2016 under the NDP but then dropping precipitously from 2022, currently just over $11,000. Meanwhile funding for private school students has steadily risen and is now only $1,500/student less than public. Also marked are Canadian averages in both categories: Alberta public funding is $3,950 less than the average Alberta private funding is $5,000 more than the average

Here’s the government’s track record on funding education, currently Alberta public funding is $3,950 per student less than the Canadian average, and Alberta private school funding is $5,000 per student more than the average. In fact, the only reason the Canadian […]

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Perspective on the situation in Alberta:

50,000 teachers are on strike because the funding the #UCP provides for education is woefully inadequate ($3,000 per student per year less than the national average) and the government would rather funnel money into private schools than fund public […]

I bet it rhymes with Scam Fraiche!

Oh and there is a move to recall pitt and the referendum question on funding private school...

We will use teacher salaries to bribe parents, and they will love us.

*massive protests*

We will return to the bargaining table.

The province is saving $21 mill a day. Theyre paying parents $14.5... one wonders where the other $6.5 mill is going

YouTube video by Donnella Perkins out for a Wellness walk in Red Deer because honestly im living in my parents basement to save money.

Gosh i miss the local news channels. Well i went for a walk today with a few people in red deer youtube.com/shorts/xfblj...

Ever notice the folks celebrating the teachers’ strike tend to be folks who didn’t do so well in school?

Alberta teacher prompts petition on province's private school funding | CBC News If high school chemistry teacher Alicia Taylor gets her wish, Albertans will vote in a referendum on whether to end public funding for independent schools.

"I think it's wrong to have the highest rate of funding for private schools in a province where we have the lowest rate of funding for public schools." #ableg #abpoli @amandachapman.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

YouTube video by Travis Stone CHALK DUST IN THE AIR - HARD LESSONS NEW RELEASE

Gonna post this everyday.

youtu.be/w7cAKm5EAwo

Smith / #UCP STOPPED collecting class size data on October 18, 2019!

Ask yourself why? Why wouldn't a gov want actual data on class size?

#ableg #abpoli #ableg #abed #yyc #yeg #albertateachers

Please share widely & #DefendPublicEducation! 💪🍎✊

#SupportAbTeachers #AbStudentsDeserveBetter #PublicEducationMatters #RedForEd #AbEd #AbLeg #AbPoli #EducationIsAnInvestment #InvestInPublicEducation #Calgary #YYC

📚 Let’s Talk Education — Virtual Town Hall
Now is the time to come together and talk about the challenges facing our education system.

Join MLAs @amandachapman.bsky.social & Nathan Ip for an open conversation about what’s happening in our schools and how we move forward — together.

UCP spends LEAST tax dollars per PUBLIC school student in Canada.

#UCP spends MOST tax dollars per PRIVATE school student in Canada.

Every.
Canadian.
Kid.
Is.
Better.
Funded.
Than.
OUR.
Kids.

Smith is ok with that.
Teachers are not.

#ableg #abpoli #abed #yyc #yeg #albertateachers

Alberta teacher prompts petition on province's private school funding | CBC News If high school chemistry teacher Alicia Taylor gets her wish, Albertans will vote in a referendum on whether to end public funding for independent schools.

Elections Alberta has approved a citizen-initiated petition application to gather signatures in support of the proposal to end public funding to independent/private schools.

Calgary teacher Alicia Taylor says she brought it forward because it could help improve funding for public schools. #AbEd

20,000 people showed up to support Alberta teachers and protest Danielle Smith and the craven UCP starving public education.

Hey Danielle, this is what an actual Alberta “town hall” looks like.

WE SUPPORT THE TEACHERS!

#Alberta #Canada #yeg #yyc #CanadaSky #cdnpoli #ableg #abpoli #abed

A lot of people standing outside of McDougall Centre, a provincial government office and meeting space. They're holding signs and most people are dressed in red.

The AB teachers rally in Calgary today, at McDougall Centre

I tried to get pics up close but it was way too packed to get a good spot. Biggest rally at McDougall I've ever seen.

#Alberta #abpoli #AlbertaTeachers

‘Outbreak in Alberta was preventable’: AMA president criticizes province’s handling of measles outbreak, premier defends it The new president of the Alberta Medical Association shared some sharp criticisms on social media Friday of the way the province has managed the measles outbreak.

‘Outbreak in #Alberta was preventable’: AMA president criticizes province’s handling of #measles outbreak, premier defends it

www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...

YouTube video by Donnella Perkins cat cuddles to my colleagues whove been disrespected by this government

youtube.com/shorts/5zdAA...
CAT Cuddles for my disrespected #abed #abteachers @albertateachers.bsky.social

Don’t worry about Dani’s sniffles during the presser. She’s taken some Turkish Tylenol.

YouTube video by Donnella Perkins what do we want- lower class sizes, support and an albertan wage

What do #abteachers want? Lower class sizes, support for our kids and the #albertaadvantage in a wage.
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Madam Premier,

There’s literally a petition 270,000 Albertans have signed to remain in Canada that you are unwilling to put your name on or support behind.

#ableg

Braid: Lavish private-school funding infuriates teachers, spooks government Spanking spat last week was caused by student Evan Li hitting a sore spot on eve of teacher strike — lush funding for private schools.

We need to attack and lock out Alberta teachers to try and hide the fact that my UCP gov't has spent so much taxpayer money on private for-profit independent charter schools that most people can't afford.

calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
#abpoli #ableg #abteachers #abteachersstrike

The professional association of teachers in Alberta | Alberta Teachers' Association

Parent & public support is vital for public education.

#cndpoli #ABed #abpoli #ableg #yeg #yyc #ymm #RedDeer #shpk #fortSask #StAlbert #Leduc #StonyPlain #SpruceGrove #Lethbridge #MedicineHat #Brooks #ColdLake #Camrose #Drumheller #Banff #Jasper #GrandePrairie #PeaceRiver #Airdrie

teachers.ab.ca

Stop The Excuses!

#cndpoli #UCP #WeAreATA #ABed #abpoli #ableg #yeg #yyc #ymm #RedDeer #strathco #shpk #fortSask #StAlbert #Leduc #StonyPlain #SpruceGrove #Lethbridge #MedicineHat #Brooks #ColdLake #Camrose #Drumheller #Banff #Jasper #GrandePrairie #PeaceRiver #Airdrie

www.stoptheexcuses.ca

YouTube video by Donnella Perkins stand up, the brave

youtube.com/shorts/R0wJq...
Stand up #solidarity #abed

From fb, still i concur

Alberta’s teachers are on strike. This historic action is about more than teachers—it’s about every student and the future of public education.