Another 171 Calgary teachers on chopping block
By Matt McClure, Calgary Herald
Calgary’s public school board plans to eliminate the jobs of 331 staff next year — including the positions of 171 classroom teachers — as it struggles to balance its budget despite reductions in provincial grants and increases in costs, including a mounting bill for its new headquarters.
And while the Calgary Board of Education will raise the amount it gives schools by three per cent, it will spend nine per cent more on trustees and administration, according to a preliminary budget released Monday.
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