The Alberta government has released long-awaited data on classrooms across the province, along with $143 million to hire “complexity teams” to address the mounting pressures.

Two Saskatchewan initiatives to assist classroom teachers with growing numbers of students with complex needs are a helpful start, but no panacea, say some education leaders in that province.

Alberta is launching the first phase of its plan to address class size and complexity across schools, as new data confirms concerns teachers have raised over the past year.

Almost 500 schools in Alberta will get newly created "complexity teams" to help educators navigate the academic and behavioural needs of its youngest students, Premier Danielle Smith announced ...