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Why should we care about private and charter schools?

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… It just makes no sense.  Kristine Wilkinson ATA News, Editor-in-Chief Share More from this issue …
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Bargaining update: Stay informed as matters progress

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… … The Alberta Teachers’ Association’s (ATA) Central Table Bargaining Committee (CTBC) … Only section of the ATA website, the ATA News, periodic Member Updates and official ATA …
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ATA district representative passes away

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… …   The Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) and public education have lost one of their … funds to address enrolment increase  By  ATA News Staff ATA News Staff August 27, 2024 … ATA …
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Meet the candidates

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… voice is heard, we need a strong provincial ATA that values our diverse community of … well as published in the next issue of the ATA News . Share Council adds emphasis on keeping …
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Albertans identify five key issues in education

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… generated by the roundtable discussions, the ATA commissioned a poll by Environics that found … more View the entire digital issue of the ATA News See the latest issue Share SARO welcomes new …
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Bargaining update

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… The ATA’s Central Table Bargaining Committee (CTBC) … to receive bargaining updates—as well as news releases and Association statements on …
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Association awards fellowships and scholarships

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… two fellowships, valued at $15,000 each, to ATA members who have been accepted into, or have … more View the entire digital issue of the ATA News See the latest issue By  ATA News Staff …
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ATA names new PD co-ordinator

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… as associate co-ordinator since 2021. An ATA staff officer since 2016, Luyckfassel has … more View the entire digital issue of the ATA News See the latest issue More from this issue …
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Sask teachers navigate impasse

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… said STF president Samantha Becotte to CTV News in November. In October, more than 95 per … 99.6 per cent in favour of authorizing the ATA to request a government-supervised strike …
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Teachers demand action on classroom conditions

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… … A group of Red Deer area teachers joined ATA president Jason Schilling on Tuesday, April … more View the entire digital issue of the ATA News See the latest issue Share NDP pledges to …
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Government disrupts labour action

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… for October 24. In an October 22 government news release, however, the province announced … Mandatory membership musings By  Mark Milne ATA News Staff October 29, 2024 … Government …
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Parties debate visions for the future

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… for each of the ministers within about a week. ATA president Jason Schilling said he’ll be … more View the entire digital issue of the ATA News See the latest issue More from this issue …
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Buy your NDP membership now

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… that he was stepping down as PC leader, ATA President Frank Bruseker urged teachers to … ❚  Jonathan Teghtmeyer Editor-in-Chief, ATA News Share Teachers highly engaged as bargaining …
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Editorial: The future of education starts Oct. 22

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… curriculum without any consultation with the ATA, basically ripping up the memorandum of … be there — will you? Shelley Magnusson ATA News Interim Editor-in-Chief Read more View the …
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Navigating political differences at work

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… comments. Contact me at kristine.wilkinson@ata.ab.ca .  Kristine Wilkinson ATA News, Editor-in-Chief Share More from this issue …
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Education support staff expand labour action

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… said CUPE Alberta president Rory Gill in a news release issued Jan. 7. Gill said the … Dusting off the crystal ball, part two By  ATA News Staff January 14, 2025 … Education …
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A modest proposal to solve classroom crowding

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… comments. Contact me at jonathan.teghtmeyer@ata.ab.ca.   Jonathan Teghtmeyer ATA News Editor-In-Chief Share Latest public sector …
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Successful ARA showcases member resolve

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… united? This was the two-part test that former ATA executive secretary Gordon Thomas had for a … Jonathan Teghtmeyer ATA News Editor-In-Chief Share Diversity and funding: …
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Momentum builds as rally date approaches

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… and now, 25 years later, Rybotycki is an ATA staff officer and one of dozens of staff who … more View the entire digital issue of the ATA News See the latest issue By  Cory Hare ATA News …
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Government posts ‘election-year budget’

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… years of underfunding.  That’s the description ATA president Jason Schilling gave for Budget … inflation,” said LaGrange in a budget-day news release. Budget documents outline a …
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Teacher candidates

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… publication in the May 9, 2023 issue of the ATA News. The invitation applied to active …
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Alberta ranks last in education spending

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… A recent analysis of Statistics Canada data by ATA economist Neil Hepburn shows that Alberta … more View the entire digital issue of the ATA News See the latest issue More from this issue …
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AIMCo overhaul: Is my pension safe?

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… Thursday, November 7, the government issued a news release announcing that the chair and board … by the Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) concerning the scope of the Bill 22 …
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How access to meaningful PD serves us all

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… I was fortunate when I worked in schools. My ATA local provided PD funds I could use, and I …   Kristine Wilkinson Editor-in-Chief, ATA News Share More from this issue Mediator’s …
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Tale End

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… … Created by TAG Advertising, the ATA’s latest campaign includes billboards bearing … more View the entire digital issue of the ATA News See the latest issue Share More new …
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The state of the union

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… story. The Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) has long been engaged in battles over … ❚    Kristine Wilkinson Editor-in-Chief, ATA News I welcome your comments. Contact me at …
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Chocolate makes happiness

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… menu. The 380 teacher volunteers attending the ATA’s 75th annual summer conference in Banff … some fun in the sun! Jonathan Teghtmeyer ATA News Editor-in-Chief Share Colleagues remember …
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Gotcha

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… Photos taken by active, associate and student ATA members of education- or school-related … News, the ATA Magazine or other Association publications. Please read carefully. Failure to …
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Public sector workers rally at the legislature

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… and the Non-Academic Staff Association. ATA president Jason Schilling was among the many … Red for Ed Bargaining update By  Cory Hare ATA News Staff October 29, 2024 … Public sector …
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ATA group works to address issues of race

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… make up the rest of the group. ❚  Andrea Berg ATA Staff Officer Read more View the entire digital issue of the ATA News   See the latest issue Share The middle …