More parents will turn to charter schools as public schools deal with a budget crisis this fall, predicts a Calgary principal.
School boards across the province are facing a funding shortfall, and the Alberta Teachers' Association has estimated there will be 1,000 fewer teaching positions during the next school year.
"I don't think everyone is acutely aware of what's going to happen, but there's a lot of speculation that class sizes in many schools is going to be incredibly high in the fall," said Josh Van Beers, the principal of the Calgary Arts Academy, a charter school.
"It's my belief that when people see, they are really going to start to looking for alternatives because we know that class sizes make a difference."
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