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Alberta Schools: Reading Intervention

Intervention Programs Dept: The 2011 budget spells a far bleaker picture for Alberta's schoolchildren. It's a future that will see fewer teachers and teacher aides working with children and cuts to programs that have kept our school system on the leading edge, such as reading intervention programs or a local focus on fine arts, according to Calgary Herald. How many students each jurisdiction teaches; While at first blush, a 4.7 per cent overall increase to funding for public education seems very healthy, and you would think Alberta schools and classrooms will roll merrily along, look again. How can this be? In Alberta, the provincial government provides all the funding for public education. The amount that goes into the public education pot is based on factors such as: As reported in the news.
@t teacher aides, calgary herald