Skyelar Schmidt and her mother Kira Schulz, right, are shown in this handout photo taken in Airdrie, Alta. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Jana Miko (Mandatory Credit)

Looming Alberta teachers’ strike puts spotlight on overcrowded schools

by The Canadian Press September 17, 2025

written by The Canadian Press September 17, 2025

By Fakiha Baig As the clock ticks toward a potential provincewide strike by Alberta’s teachers, parents say classroom overcrowding is having a disastrous domino effect on learning with tutors being hired to fill in the gaps. Kira Schulz says she hired a tutor for her 10-year-old daughter, Skyelar Sc...

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