艾伯塔省教师抗议班级规模上升, 促使教育投资达10美元, Alberta teachers protest rising class sizes, prompting a $10B education investment and school construction plan.

艾伯塔省教师对班级人数迅速增加表示关切,因为在过去十年中,学生入学率上升了近50%,尤其是在埃德蒙顿,那里K-3级平均有22.5名学生——远远高于建议17,有些高中班超过56名学生。 Alberta teachers are raising concerns over rapidly increasing class sizes due to a nearly 50% rise in student enrollment over the past decade, particularly in Edmonton, where K-3 classes average 22.5 students—well above the recommended 17—and some high school classes exceed 56 students. 与马尼托巴省、安大略省和魁北克省不同,艾伯塔省缺乏约束性的班级规模限制,助长了工会对较小班级的需求,以改善学习和减少教师工作量。 Unlike provinces such as Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec, Alberta lacks binding class-size limits, fueling union demands for smaller classes to improve learning and reduce teacher workload. 作为回应,该省正在2025-26年教育预算中投入近100亿美元,其中包括一项86亿美元的学校建设加速器方案,以便在三年内创造50 000个新空间,到2031年创造150 000个新空间,目的是解决目前入学率增长中的基础设施缺口。 In response, the province is investing nearly $10 billion in its 2025-26 education budget, including an $8.6-billion School Construction Accelerator Program to create 50,000 new spaces within three years and 150,000 by 2031, aiming to address infrastructure gaps amid ongoing enrollment growth.