Provincial report says $3.4B investment to reduce class sizes hasn't been effective

CALGARY — A new provincial government report looking at $3.4-billion worth of investment over the last 15 years to reduce class sizes in Alberta has been ineffective. Education Minister Adriana LaGrange said Friday that investment hasn’t produced, with the report showing classes have only decreased by an average of 1.4 students over the last decade and a half. The report says the money could be better spent at the discretion of local school boards. LaGrange said a new alternative for