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[–] LoveCanada@lemmy.ca -4 points 2 days ago

No, we didnt get f'd by the government and we weren't exploited. We CHOSE not to join the ATA or become public schools because we didnt agree with the imposition of a curriculum that didnt align with our values. Therefore we were given no funding.

The gov has since realized that there are thousands (about 5% of the student population) that are in the same position and rather than not fund them they now give partial funding to the over 200 independent schools in AB.

Its definitely a compromise on both parts because now those same schools also have to conform to some of the very things that kept us from accepting the funding in the first place. The adage is accurate: "You take the governments shekels means you take the governments shackles" Its better for the teachers but it did involve compromises.