Cell phone use and curriculum up for debate at Alberta Teachers’ Association General Assembly

Over 500 delegates from across the province met in Calgary Saturday for the Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) General Assembly, where the topics included curriculum, classroom sizes, funding and students’ smartphone use. “(There's a) big debate around funding and advocating to the government," said ATA president Jason Schilling. "We are the least-funded jurisdiction in all of Canada." “That's having a huge impact on our class sizes," he added. "It's impacting our resour