EDMONTON - The head of Alberta’s teachers union says the provincewide strike by thousands of his members is about drawing a line in the sand on underfunding and overcrowding that has become so egregious, kids can't learn.

“We’re in a crisis right now with what’s happening in our schools,” Jason Schilling told a news conference Monday. “Teachers are taking this stand not only for ourselves now but for future generations of students and teachers as well.

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