Cuts to CBE Administration

I spoke with CBE Communications this morning and just want to clarify that the first phase of 172 positions cut do include administration. Alberta Education requires that boards spend no more than 4% of their budget on administration. The board was spending 3.7% and that number has been reduced futher.

Impact of Budget Cuts on AISI

In a just released issue of the ATA News, J.C. Couture and Stephen Murgatroyd have written an eye opening piece entitled, "The Alberta Initiative for (Some) School Improvement?" which discusses the shorter and longer term impacts of government reducing AISI funding by 50%.

CBE Chief Superintendent Naomi Johnson Comments on the Budget

Chief Superintendent Naomi Johnson, in a video statement, has shared that funding to the board will be down an estimated 6% overall even as costs to educate students continue to rise. The Alberta School Boards Association, in its media release, warns that "services to students will be cut because of the budget." The Alberta Teachers' Association adds "that this budget will result in a loss of teaching positions." Education Minister, Dave Hancock, comments on education impacts during this CTV news presentation from Edmonton.