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St. Albert Gazette @stalbertgazette.bsky.social · 7h

BEYOND LOCAL: Uphill battle to recruit, train to meet the promise of more Alberta teachers: Post-sec

Uphill battle to recruit, train to meet the promise of more Alberta teachers: Post-sec

ATA President Jason Schilling called the clause to hire 3,000 new teachers over three years a “drop in the bucket” compared to the number of teachers needed in Alberta.

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Jack Farrell @jack-farrell.bsky.social · 7h

Alberta education minister concerned about private school funding petition

From me today:
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...

Alberta education minister concerned about private school funding petition

EDMONTON - Alberta's education minister says cutting government funding to private schools — a move one Calgary teacher is hoping to put to a vote — would only escalate the

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Janet French @jantafrench.bsky.social · 1d

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

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.

www.cbc.ca

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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marniebeaudoin.bsky.social @marniebeaudoin.bsky.social · 1d

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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.

www.cbc.ca

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 1d

WOW!

Alberta just got another approved referendum petition!

And this one calls for the practice of funding private schools with public money to be put to an end!

During the teachers strike!

Strap in Alberta, we’re going on a ride!

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Alex Middleton @alexyyc.bsky.social · 1d

Not another penny of taxpayer's money should go to private schools until our public school system is fairly funded.

Alberta is one of the richest places in the world. It is political malpractice that our public education system has been left to rot this way.

www.stalbertgazette.com/local-news/a...

Alberta’s private school funding draws scrutiny amid public education debate

Read the full story and comment on stalbertgazette.com

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marniebeaudoin.bsky.social @marniebeaudoin.bsky.social · 1d

www.stalbertgazette.com/local-news/a...

Alberta’s private school funding draws scrutiny amid public education debate

Read the full story and comment on stalbertgazette.com

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 2d

CHICAGO (AP) — Storming an apartment complex by helicopter as families slept. Deploying chemical agents near a public school. Handcuffing a Chicago City Council member at a hospital.

apnews.com/article/chic...

Using helicopters and chemical agents, immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago

Activists, residents and elected leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest cit...

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Corey Hogan 🇨🇦 @coreyhogan.ca · 3d

Today is World Teachers’ Day.

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NowThis Impact @nowthisimpact.bsky.social · 5d

South Carolina lawmakers heard public testimony this week on a controversial bill that would criminalize people who get abortions, those who help them, and the doctors who provide abortion care.

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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 5d

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith posted a photo of a child in a crowd holding up a sign saying "My Sober Parents" on social media platforms this week.

The caption said his parents were "lost to addiction."

The kid's mom says the post was "completely false" and the premier "used my son for clicks":

www.cbc.ca

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marniebeaudoin.bsky.social @marniebeaudoin.bsky.social · 7d

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

“private schools, excluding early childhood services, are slated to receive nearly $295 million to operate in Budget 2025, which would be a nearly 16 per cent increase in funding from the previous year — and a 42 per cent funding increase since 2023-24.”

Alberta town hall moderator apologizes for 'inappropriate' spanking quip towards Calgary student | CBC News

The moderator of the province's Alberta Next panel has publicly apologized for a remark Premier Danielle Smith has called offensive. Smith now says she considers the matter closed.

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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 7d

After cutting his mic, telling him his question about Alberta's teacher strike didn't make sense and that his parents should spank him, Premier Danielle Smith's executive director Bruce McAllister apologized in a post on X to 17-year-old Evan Li.

Li wants a direct apology.

Alberta town hall moderator apologizes for 'inappropriate' spanking quip towards Calgary student | CBC News

The moderator of the province's Alberta Next panel has publicly apologized for a remark Premier Danielle Smith has called offensive. Smith now says she considers the matter closed.

www.cbc.ca

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Canadian In Alberta @canadianinalberta.bsky.social · 8d

Talking to oldest kid who works in the school system (Not as a teacher)

Witnessed a kindergarten class with 35 kids, 8 with special needs & 1 who doesn't speak English yet

And only one teacher

I would strike too if that was my job

The UCP need to cut out the propaganda & listen
#ableg

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Dave Cournoyer 🇨🇦 @daveberta.bsky.social · 7d

A lot of people have been sharing links to a series of articles I wrote 16 years ago about Premier Danielle Smith’s disastrous time on the Calgary Board of Education in the late 1990s.

daveberta.substack.com/p/danielle-s...

Danielle Smith v. Calgary Board of Education

An early glimpse into the Premier's views on politics, teachers, and public education.

daveberta.substack.com

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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 7d

Health officials say community water flouridation has driven down cavity rates nationwide since it was first introduced in 1945.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls it one of the nation’s major public health achievements, noting it helps prevent cavities by at least 25%.

Water Fluoridation Could End for Some Lamar County Residents

The North Lamar Water Association in Lamar County, Mississippi, is considering ending community water fluoridation, citing costs and other problems.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 8d

Five days ago, an ICE agent shoved a woman asking questions about the detention of her husband.

Today they attacked two journalists.

We cannot accept or normalize what has now become routine violence at 26 Federal Plaza. It has no place in our city.

ICE agents assault amNewYork reporter at Federal Plaza immigration court; another journalist seriously injured after shove | amNewYork

ICE agents assaulted amNewYork's own Dean Moses, and allegedly attacked another journalist, on Tuesday morning as they were documenting the ongoing arrests of

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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 8d

To the people who lent their credibility to this panel: are you having fun yet?

It might be time to resign while you can still salvage some of it.

The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 9d

At tonight’s “consultation”…

When a high school kid tried to raise concerns about the teachers strike, Bruce McAllister cut the kids mic and then suggested his parents should have beaten him more.

Listen to the clip yourself…

It’s…

Telling.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Aryn Toombs @aryn.bsky.social · 9d

I have to say in all my years as a journalist, I've never heard a government employee say that a youth should be assaulted for speaking their mind.

The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 9d

At tonight’s “consultation”…

When a high school kid tried to raise concerns about the teachers strike, Bruce McAllister cut the kids mic and then suggested his parents should have beaten him more.

Listen to the clip yourself…

It’s…

Telling.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 9d

At tonight’s “consultation”…

When a high school kid tried to raise concerns about the teachers strike, Bruce McAllister cut the kids mic and then suggested his parents should have beaten him more.

Listen to the clip yourself…

It’s…

Telling.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Duane Bratt @duanebratt.bsky.social · 9d

I can't see with all the smoke that this scandal is giving off. At what point does the Premier, finally, announce a public inquiry? This is not about restructuring health care in Alberta, it is corruption.

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TheSnarkyFarmer @thesnarkyfarmer.bsky.social · 11d

#TheOutpost 🌱🌿👨‍🌾☠️
But the Tylenol..........

Sludge with forever chemicals spread on US farms threatens food supply, livelihoods nebraska.tv/news/spotlig...

Sludge with forever chemicals spread on US farms threatens food supply, livelihoods

Every year, more than one million tons of sewage, sludge or biosolids are applied to U.S. farmlands.

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 11d

“Alberta leads the country in the number of students showing up to school hungry, according to the Breakfast Club of Canada.

Forty per cent of children in Alberta live in a food insecure household”

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...

Alberta leads Canada in number of students showing up to school hungry: organization

Alberta leads the country in the number of students showing up to school hungry, according to the Breakfast Club of Canada.

www.ctvnews.ca

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 12d

“The Alberta government says the $8.4-million renovation at the Airdrie Community Health Centre did not add operating funds, leaving existing staff to manage the expanded urgent care space.”

Almost 40% more space & no new staff.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

www.discoverairdrie.com/articles/no-...

No new operating funds in $8.4M Airdrie urgent care renovation: province

The Alberta government says the $8.4-million renovation at the Airdrie Community Health Centre did not add operating funds, leaving existing staff to manage the expanded urgent care space. Kyle Warner...

www.discoverairdrie.com

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