Showing our work: Why we wanted to report on Alberta class sizes and how we did it

The initial question seemed simple: Just how big are Alberta’s K-12 classes today, 15 years after a high-profile, special commission into classroom conditions called for a serious investment in smaller class sizes.
Last fall, conversations between teachers and parents, social media campaigns and phone calls to the newsroom pointed to an ongoing class crunch.
But anecdotes are one thing; Journal reporters and editors wanted to know if large classes were commonplace, or merely exceptions?
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