Alberta teachers call for education bump as per-student spending drops again

A new ad campaign from the Alberta Teachers' Association (ATA) takes aim at the province for what it calls "chronic underfunding" underscored by last week's budget. The ATA is launching television, radio, billboard, print and online advertisements this week. Three spots will focus on the 4.4 per cent funding bump education received in the UCP's latest financial outline. "We want every Albertan to know clearly and understand that despite having the richest economy in the country, we have the poor