I'm appalled by @jkenney's latest baseless attack on teachers. The truth is, this is a calculated move from a Premier who has been out to destroy public education from the start. #ableg #abed
Here's a brief history 👇🏼 🧵 1/21 calgary.ctvnews.ca/public-educati…
Here's a brief history 👇🏼 🧵 1/21 calgary.ctvnews.ca/public-educati…
He began by forcing school boards to remove the word “public” from their name.
The smile in this picture is the smile of a man who thinks he can tear down public education. 🧵 2/ #ableg #abed cbc.ca/news/canada/ca…
The smile in this picture is the smile of a man who thinks he can tear down public education. 🧵 2/ #ableg #abed cbc.ca/news/canada/ca…
The UCP's 2019 budget followed that by gutting Education funding. They failed to provide a single dollar to cover the extra *15,000* students entering schools. Not one dollar.
And that after promising to fund enrollment growth. A big lie. 3/ #abed #ableg edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/…
And that after promising to fund enrollment growth. A big lie. 3/ #abed #ableg edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/…
The UCP then forced school boards to deplete their reserves simply in order to fund their operations. 4/ #abed #ableg cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…
The UCP then introduced a bill to bring more privatized education to Alberta - and continue to justify cuts to the public system. 5/ #abed #ableg edmontonjournal.com/news/local-new…
The UCP scrapped the Regional Service Delivery Program, which means kids who are blind, deaf or hard-of hearing won't have access to speech pathologists, occupational therapists, etc. 6/ #abed #ableg edmontonjournal.com/news/local-new…
They cut PUF funding for kindergarten. This was a program that supported special needs kids. Without it, they could be left behind.
@AdrianaLaGrange told parents this funding would be maintained - another UCP lie. 7/ #ableg #abed cbc.ca/news/canada/ca…
@AdrianaLaGrange told parents this funding would be maintained - another UCP lie. 7/ #ableg #abed cbc.ca/news/canada/ca…
Throughout all of this, teachers were also dealing with the fact that the UCP hijacked their pensions. 8/ #abed #ableg teachers.ab.ca/News%20Room/Is…
After the UCP's audit failed to find any evidence of "reckless spending" at the Calgary Board of Education, Minister Adriana LaGrange threatened to fire the board anyway.
That's how hostile the UCP is to public education. Evidence doesn't matter 9/ #ableg cbc.ca/news/canada/ca…
That's how hostile the UCP is to public education. Evidence doesn't matter 9/ #ableg cbc.ca/news/canada/ca…
"A laughing stock", "utter nonsense", "regressive", "racist" and showing "no familiarity with how children think and learn": that's what experts thought of curriculum recommendations from the UCP's handpicked advisers. #ableg #abed 11/ cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…
Seriously, this curriculum is a disaster. Every part of it needs to go. 12/ #ableg #abed edmontonjournal.com/opinion/column…
No, seriously. It can't be overstated how awful the UCP curriculum is. 13/ #ableg #abed albertaviews.ca/the-absurd-ucp…
It's true that the UCP have walked back one of the worst pieces of the curriculum thanks to a massive public outcry, but the whole thing needs to go. Don't let them get away with this. #ableg #abed 14/ calgary.ctvnews.ca/alberta-to-rew…
And let's not forget that one of their *first acts* during the pandemic was to lay off 20,000+ education workers. 20,000! Instantly. It was like they'd been waiting for the chance. 15/ #ableg #abed calgaryherald.com/opinion/braid-…
Again and again during the pandemic, the UCP sent teachers and students back to school with minimal or no support.
The @albertaNDP presented plan after plan to help keep schools safe. The UCP ignored it all. #ableg #abed 16/ albertandp.ca/keep-schools-s…
The @albertaNDP presented plan after plan to help keep schools safe. The UCP ignored it all. #ableg #abed 16/ albertandp.ca/keep-schools-s…
It's no surprise that teachers overwhelmingly have no confidence in the Minister of Education or the UCP Government. #ableg #abed 17/ cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…
In fact, in a recent survey, more than 37% of respondents reported that they probably wouldn't be teaching in Alberta next year. #ableg #abed 18/ albertandp.ca/ucp-makes-life…
And because the UCP didn't like parents speaking up, they recently decimated funding for the Alberta School Councils' Association, which trains and represents volunteers serving on councils. #ableg #abed 19/ cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…
Throughout the pandemic, while teachers have gone to incredible lengths to support Alberta students, they have dealt with insults and disrespect from @jkenney and the UCP, just as we have seen in the past two days. 20/ #ableg #abed
The UCP and Minister LaGrange are conducting a concerted, deliberate, and sustained attack on public education in Alberta.
Thank you, teachers, for standing up to them and for doing what's right for your students. #ableg #abed 21/21 🧵 END
Thank you, teachers, for standing up to them and for doing what's right for your students. #ableg #abed 21/21 🧵 END
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