ATA losing responsibility for student and teacher exchange program

Changes to a government program that organizes international exchanges for Alberta students and teachers could put the opportunities in jeopardy, the Alberta Teachers’ Association says.
Since 2010, the teachers’ association has been contracted to run the province’s International Education Exchange Program (IEEP), which sends Alberta teachers and students on short- and long-term placements in Japan, Spain, Australia, Denmark, and other locations.
Starting in July 2018, the provi