Janet French
@jantafrench.bsky.social
Provincial affairs reporter, CBC Edmonton 📻📺📝👩💻 Mildly obsessive about reporting on education. #AbEd
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And here’s the TL;DR video version: www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Just how “new” is the Alberta government promise of 3,000 new teachers? #AbEd #AbLeg
Just how “new” is the Alberta government promise of 3,000 new teachers? #AbEd #AbLeg
What does a promise to hire 3,000 new Alberta teachers really mean?
The Alberta government promised to hire 3,000 more teachers during the recent strike. Some critics say the pledge is misleading.
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November 15, 2025 at 5:52 AM
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Just how “new” is the Alberta government promise of 3,000 new teachers? #AbEd #AbLeg
Just how “new” is the Alberta government promise of 3,000 new teachers? #AbEd #AbLeg
Schilling did mention it today but I’m a little surprised I had to figure out this $350 million funding drop on my own.
November 8, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Schilling did mention it today but I’m a little surprised I had to figure out this $350 million funding drop on my own.
I have never heard anyone in government (or on the rare occasion we hear from TEBA) use per student funding as a measure, but it’s a good question.
November 8, 2025 at 5:25 AM
I have never heard anyone in government (or on the rare occasion we hear from TEBA) use per student funding as a measure, but it’s a good question.
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I still can't thread, but I do know $750 million is more than $400 milion
#AbLeg #AbEd
I still can't thread, but I do know $750 million is more than $400 milion
#AbLeg #AbEd
November 8, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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I still can't thread, but I do know $750 million is more than $400 milion
#AbLeg #AbEd
I still can't thread, but I do know $750 million is more than $400 milion
#AbLeg #AbEd
There’s more. The September offer that teachers voted down, according to this ATA memo, was worth $750 million over three years.
The offer teachers rejected in May proposed $405 M/3y.
And what I confirmed today is that the actual spend coming is $400M in 3 years. #AbEd #AbLeg
The offer teachers rejected in May proposed $405 M/3y.
And what I confirmed today is that the actual spend coming is $400M in 3 years. #AbEd #AbLeg
November 8, 2025 at 3:33 AM
But that is not what the ATA proposed to employers to reach that Sept. 2025 tentative deal.
The ATA proposed 3,000 teachers *in excess* of whatever the funding formula said schools should have - presumably so staffing ratios could improve while enrolment continued to rise.
Ts voted it down. #AbEd
The ATA proposed 3,000 teachers *in excess* of whatever the funding formula said schools should have - presumably so staffing ratios could improve while enrolment continued to rise.
Ts voted it down. #AbEd
November 8, 2025 at 3:26 AM
But that is not what the ATA proposed to employers to reach that Sept. 2025 tentative deal.
The ATA proposed 3,000 teachers *in excess* of whatever the funding formula said schools should have - presumably so staffing ratios could improve while enrolment continued to rise.
Ts voted it down. #AbEd
The ATA proposed 3,000 teachers *in excess* of whatever the funding formula said schools should have - presumably so staffing ratios could improve while enrolment continued to rise.
Ts voted it down. #AbEd
Fellow nerds, that table is on page 154 of the Alberta fiscal plan 2025-2028 here: open.alberta.ca/dataset/5ebd...
It shows expected changes in full-time public sector employees by sector. #AbLeg #AbEd
It shows expected changes in full-time public sector employees by sector. #AbLeg #AbEd
open.alberta.ca
November 8, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Fellow nerds, that table is on page 154 of the Alberta fiscal plan 2025-2028 here: open.alberta.ca/dataset/5ebd...
It shows expected changes in full-time public sector employees by sector. #AbLeg #AbEd
It shows expected changes in full-time public sector employees by sector. #AbLeg #AbEd
The promise of 3,000 more new Alberta teachers has confounded me. We don't know how many teachers the government planned to hire over 3 years, but the 2025 budget documents (from Feb. 2025) tell us the gov't intended to pay for 1,045 more FTE teaching positions this year compared to last
November 8, 2025 at 3:10 AM
The promise of 3,000 more new Alberta teachers has confounded me. We don't know how many teachers the government planned to hire over 3 years, but the 2025 budget documents (from Feb. 2025) tell us the gov't intended to pay for 1,045 more FTE teaching positions this year compared to last
We also asked Alberta Justice Minister Mickey Amery yesterday whether he has plans to amend or repeal recall legislation as a result of concerns about alleged misuse against MLAs, and he said there are no plans to amend or repeal it.
#AbLeg
#AbLeg
November 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
We also asked Alberta Justice Minister Mickey Amery yesterday whether he has plans to amend or repeal recall legislation as a result of concerns about alleged misuse against MLAs, and he said there are no plans to amend or repeal it.
#AbLeg
#AbLeg
A new Leger poll suggests the teachers strike (then, lockout) has hurt the government and premier’s popularity calgaryherald.com/news/politic... #AbLeg #AbEd
'Reputational challenges': New poll shows public support for Smith, UCP has dipped amid teachers' strike
Response to teachers' strike appeared to sour some Albertans' opinions of Premier Danielle Smith and the UCP, suggests new survey from Leger
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October 29, 2025 at 2:08 AM
A new Leger poll suggests the teachers strike (then, lockout) has hurt the government and premier’s popularity calgaryherald.com/news/politic... #AbLeg #AbEd
Alberta students and teachers are being preparing for a hasty return to class Wednesday morning www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #AbLeg #AbEd
Alberta teachers and students prepare for a return to school after three-week strike | CBC News
School boards across the province are notifying parents that school will resume on Wednesday, after the province passed back-to-work legislation early Tuesday morning.
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October 29, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Alberta students and teachers are being preparing for a hasty return to class Wednesday morning www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #AbLeg #AbEd
Alberta labour unions have pledged an unprecedented response to the govt using the notwithstanding clause to suspend rights. We should find out more on Wednesday www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #AbEd #AbLeg
Labour leaders vow ‘unprecedented response’ as Alberta uses notwithstanding clause | CBC News
The Alberta Federation of Labour says the provincial government’s decision to use the Charter's notwithstanding clause to force striking teachers back to work marks a dangerous turning point for democ...
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October 29, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Alberta labour unions have pledged an unprecedented response to the govt using the notwithstanding clause to suspend rights. We should find out more on Wednesday www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #AbEd #AbLeg