Paula Simons: Confronting Alberta's class-size crunch demands CSI detective work

CSI.
In other jurisdictions, those letters stand for Crime Scene Investigation, the sort of forensic detective work beloved by TV viewers.
In Alberta, CSI stands for Class Size Initiative. And it needs forensic investigation, too.
In 2004, the province established its CSI fund to reduce class sizes in Alberta’s public schools. Since then, the province has given more than $2.7 billion to Alberta school districts to help school boards meet provincial class-size targets.
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