Funds from Alberta Education are available to keep our new young teachers teaching our new young students.

Dave Hancock made the announcement today. Please see this article for more. Basically the school boards will be able to hire back many of the newer teachers that were let go in June.

Good. School boards and schools can breathe easier and prepare for fall with a plan that can work to their benefit - and of course, ultimately to the benefit of the students.

Perhaps there will be enough money in the budget to address one of the fastest growing threats to students today: cyberbullying. This will be covered in my next blog entry.

Good teaching... Good learning...

Cheers - Mike