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Over 500 delegates from across the province met in Calgary Saturday for the Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) General Assembly, where the topics included curriculum, classroom sizes, funding and students’ smartphone use.

“(There’s a) big debate around funding and advocating to the government," said ATA president Jason Schilling. “We are the least-funded jurisdiction in all of Canada.”

“That’s having a huge impact on our class sizes," he added. "It’s impacting our resources available to our students, especially for students with special needs.”

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Cell phones in classrooms

Another motion passed with widespread support was the teachers having control over students cell phone use during instructional time.

“Teachers would actually have the professional autonomy and judgment of when they want to use those cell phones in their class,” said Schilling.