Alberta school division lays off 46 educational assistants, blames federal funding delay – CBC
Dec 18, 2024
Schools association urging government to clear backlog of Jordan’s Principle requests
An association that represents public school boards in Alberta says federal funding delays are putting the education of Indigenous children at risk and have already led to the layoffs of dozens of educational assistants in central Alberta.
In a letter sent to Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu last week, the Public School Boards’ Association of Alberta (PSBAA) said school boards that submitted applications for Jordan’s Principle requests in May are still waiting for the federal government to approve them.
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