#Thanksgiving #Gratitude to those who do their best to keep our #publicservices functioning (education, health, housing, postal workers) #teachers #educationalassistants #nurses #doctors #LPNs and more (Oct 5, 2025 photo by Dr Kristopher Wells).

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The new part of the deal is a government commitment to fund 3,000 net new teachers and 1,500 new #EducationalAssistants over three years.

However, many teachers believe this is a drop in the bucket and won't be enough to fix the crisis of large, #ComplexClasses across the province.
#ClassSize

Hundreds of educational assistants cut across Alberta after Jordan's Principle changes | CBC News CBC reached out to school divisions across the province to ask about the impact of the change on staffing. Over 40 per cent of divisions who responded said there would be job losses as a result of the...

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When the Union Fails the Frontlines When the Union Fails the Frontlines I was told that education would help me move up. I believed them. I paid out of pocket for certificati...

When the Union Fails the Frontlines

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Covid Bullshit for EAs Covid Bullshit for EAs This one is about a guy I wish still worked in schools — one of the best EAs I’ve ever met. Down to earth. Real. Wor...

Covid was brutal for EAs. We followed different rules and the disrespect was brutal.

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Inner City Schools – The Hardest Schools, The Best People! Inner City Schools –  The Hardest Schools, The Best People! Working in inner city schools in Hamilton is no joke. These are some of the har...

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Inner City Schools – The Hardest Schools, The Best People!

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Alberta school divisions cutting support staff after lapse in Jordan's Principle funding | CBC News Northern Lights Public Schools (NLPS) eliminated 105 full time equivalent educational assistants earlier this month. It comes after the Wild Rose School Board laid off 46 educational assistants in Dec...

🏫 divs ↔️↕️ #Alberta r reckoning w/ a fed funding change that means ⤵️ 💵 for #IndigenousStudents learning off-reserve.

#NorthernLightsPublicSchools (NLPS) in ⬆️ Ab ✂️ 105 #EducationalAssistants 🧑🏽‍🏫
after Wild 🌹🏫 Board in central Ab ✂️ 46 EA's in Dec

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