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Alberta Builds Schools But Where Are the Teachers | Canada News
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Alberta’s government is rushing to build or upgrade over 30 schools to create 39,000 new student spaces, responding to soaring enrollment from immigration and population growth—but critics warn the plan ignores the real crisis: where will the teachers be? While construction timelines are being fast-tracked, advocates stress that moving projects from planning to design doesn’t mean classrooms will be staffed. Without a parallel push to recruit and retain educators—especially given past government actions like invoking the notwithstanding clause to end a teachers’ strike—the rush to build may just create empty halls. Some see this as political theater, not a holistic solution, arguing that schools can’t function without the human foundation: teachers.
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