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flag Alberta teachers, stressed and overworked, strike provincewide amid unmet demands for systemic change.

flag A 2024 global study found Alberta teachers report the highest stress levels worldwide, with 42% saying they experience stress "a lot," far above the 19% global average. flag They work 47 hours weekly—five hours more than the global average—due to heavy workloads including lesson planning, grading, and extracurricular duties. flag Only teachers in Japan, New Zealand, and Singapore work longer hours. flag Teachers’ perception of being valued by policymakers dropped to 13% since 2018. flag These findings coincide with a second week of provincewide teacher strikes involving about 51,000 educators, as demands for systemic changes amid rising classroom complexity, including larger class sizes and diverse student needs, remain unresolved.

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