Index

ATA News 45:15

April 5, 2011

Educating India

Despite India’s rapidly growing economy and increasing need for an educated population, the country with the world’s second largest population (1.19 billion, 2011) faces challenges in education, especially for females.

The Coming Attraction

A caricature history of Canadian politics.

ATA hosts symposium on international assistance

Cuts to education funding easily cross borders.

Educational Futures breaks ground for Finland-Alberta partnership

In addition to winters that last up to seven months, Alberta and Finland now have something else in common.

EdNews Award winners engage and enlighten readers

Every day, the influence of public education on students, communities and society is illuminated through the efforts of journalists across Alberta. And each year, the Alberta Teachers’ Association recognizes those efforts through its Education News Writers and Photographers Awards (EdNews Awards).

Haute Couture at St. Joseph High School

The foyer of St. Joseph High School, in Edmonton, shimmered with talent on March 23 when Career and Technology Studies (CTS) students modelled their creations.

Government ends Grade Level of Achievement reporting

The provincial government has announced on its website that it would “no longer require school boards to collect and submit Grade Level of Achievement (GLA) data to Alberta Education as a way of reporting to the province on how well students are learning.

Déjà vu all over again…

In a society riven by religious and cultural differences, a few bold leaders reach across traditional divides to fashion a bold new vision of a truly democratic country. Read Dennis Theobald’s editorial in the ATA News.

Q & A - Will tripartite discussions resume?

Now that the provincial budget is public and there will be a reduction in teaching positions, is there any chance of revisiting the tripartite discussions?

Fact or Fiction? - School secretary exposed

A bawdy video of a high school secretary in Quebec City has received unwanted attention from students.

2011 Provincial Executive Council Elections

Alberta Teachers’ Association President Carol Henderson and Vice-Presidents Sharon Armstrong and Mark Ramsankar were acclaimed in this year’s Provincial Executive Council (PEC) elections, held March 23. Frank Bruseker will continue as past president.

Teachers repressed

In the past few months, Honduran President Porfirio Lobo Sosa and his Education Minister, José Ventura, have launched an escalating offensive against public education and the teachers’ movement in Honduras.

Teacher salary increases for 2011/12 set at 4.54%

On March 31, Statistics Canada released its final employment, wages, salaries and earnings figures for the 2010 calendar year and, based upon the reported increase in Alberta Average Weekly Earnings (AAWE), it appears that teachers are due to receive a 4.54 per cent salary increase beginning September 1, 2011.

Alberta Education supports study on teacher PD

The Alberta Teachers’ Association has been awarded a conditional grant from Alberta Education to work with education stakeholders in overseeing a major study of teacher PD.

Action on Curriculum launched by government

The Action on Curriculum project is part of Alberta Education’s continuing effort to transform education and grows out of Alberta Education’s initiatives.

ATA Gold Medals in Education

Each year, the Alberta Teachers’ Association awards a gold medal to the student at each of the four faculties of education who attains the highest general proficiency in the final two years of a bachelor of education program.

Highlights from the Legislature

While health care remained the popular issue in question period as the legislative assembly continued its spring sitting, education funding rose in prominence following the Calgary Board of Education’s announcement of a $61.7 million budgetary shortfall.

Notices & Events

A collection of notices and events.

Quick Facts

Each year, more than 14,000 international students from over 60 countries choose Alberta as their study destination.