'Impacting the students': Calgary boards to hire more teachers, but class size issue remains

Two of Calgary’s largest school boards are hiring more teachers and support staff after received the first half of federal funding intended to help schools reopen during COVID-19. The Calgary Board of Education (CBE) says it has just received $22.42 million of its $44 million in funding from Ottawa. "There are a number of areas where we will be using this funding to support our COVID-19 response, including hiring 150 additional certificated staff to augment regular school staffing levels t