EDMONTON — Schools across Alberta are preparing to close their doors while the province readies a home curriculum for students ahead of Monday’s provincewide teachers strike. Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides says the province has already put online a curriculum that parents can use to teach their children should the 51,000 members of the Alberta Teachers’ Association make good on their promise to walk out. Union president Jason Schilling says teachers recognize a strike could inconvenience parents but that they’re standing up for children. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 3, 2025. Aaron Sousa, The Canadian Press