Public education funding has remained flat in recent years.
Public education will continue to experience cost pressures as enrolment increases and new curriculum is implemented. Alberta’s students need school trustees who will stand up for them and advocate for funding to support these challenges.
Trustees must make decisions that ensure that school board budgets best support student learning:
- How many teachers are hired
- How large classes are
- What programs are offered
- What resources and supports are available
Ask candidates the following:
• What is their strategy for ensuring that the school board receives the necessary funding?
• How will they collaborate—both individually and as a board—with the provincial government to advocate for stable and adequate funding?
• How do they plan to allocate funds to schools and classrooms to best support students and teachers?
• What are their views on fundraising, school fees and corporate sponsorship?