An education watchdog is questioning the Calgary Board of Education’s $750,000-a-year grant to its charitable trust when the district is eliminating the jobs of hundreds of teachers and support staff.
Larry Leach, president of the Association for Responsive Trusteeship in Calgary Schools, said trustees need to take a hard look at their continued support of EducationMatters in light of the board’s budget constraints.
“They need to scrutinize every dollar they’re spending that doesn’t directly impact students in classrooms,” Leach said.
“If you want to maintain class sizes in these mean times, something has to give.”
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