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A list of the highlights of the Alberta Teachers' Association's (ATA) Provincial Executive Council meeting held in Edmonton on June 11 and 12, 2015 is presented which includes the fall multimedia campaign, ATA's centennial celebration, and the establishment of the King's University College, Education Students' Association, Student Local No. 13.

The article outlines the resolutions approved at the 2016 Annual Representative Assembly (ARA) of the Alberta Teachers' Association (ATA). Topics of the directive resolutions include the maintenance of a course in career, personal and life skills as a high school graduation requirement, Program of Studies for the fine arts program, changes to the diploma examinations program, and reform of the process for policy development and decision-making.

The article features the views expressed by Progressive Conservative leadership candidate Thomas Lukaszuk in a candidates' forum at the opening session of the Summer Conference of Alberta Teachers' Association (ATA) in Banff in August 2014. He cites the reward of running for the party's leadership and his relationship with the ATA when he was minister of education in 2011/12. He also comments on standardized testing, school funding, and his priorities if he will become Alberta's premier.

The article presents notices and events for Alberta including the search for a musical assistant by Theatre A Go-Go for its winter musical theatre players, and no conference fee for participants living or working in Calgary, Alberta for the MathConnect Conference on February 2, 2013.

This article offers information on conferences of Alberta Teachers' Association in September-November 2012 including the Beginning Teachers' Conference, Substitute Teachers' Conference, and the Leadership Essentials for Administrators.

This section offers news briefs which includes the Alberta Labour History Institute sponsoring a conference on Alberta's labour history to be held on June 13-15, 2012, the announcement of the availability of the 2009/10 Health Behavior in School-aged Children study, the report on the update on the fees of Teacher Qualifications Service which now charges 70 dollars for the first evaluation.

The article offers news briefs related to the education sector as of November 22, 2011 including the 5th annual conference of Children's Autism Services of Autism, registration for physical education project Jump Rope for Heart, and the publication of the book "In Their Own Words: The Girls of Atsikana Pa Ulendo Tell Their Stories."

The article announces the names of teachers recognized at the opening session of the 63rd annual Alberta Teachers' Association Summer Conference including the Local Public Relations Award for Edmonton Catholic Teachers Local No. 54 for its submission "Version 2.0: True to Our Past and Embracing the Future" and for Evergreen Catholic Local No. 44 for its submission "Bullying and Injustice--Dr. Eva Olsson Presentations," and the Local Political Engagement Award to Calgary Public Teachers Local No. 38 for its 2010/11 political engagement program focusing on collaboration with other groups and the theme of "Engaged Citizenship."