CBE to cut 300 temporary teachers amid $32M shortfall in provincial funding

CALGARY – The Calgary Board of Education (CBE) has announced it will be terminating the contracts of 300 temporary teachers as of Jan. 2, 2020.  Christoph Usih, chief superintendent of schools at the CBE, made the announcement Tuesday amid a $32 million dollar shortfall in provincial funding. In a statement, Usih said that these teachers have received verbal notice and will received the official notice Wednesday. All 300 teachers will be placed on a substitute teacher roster on J