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New Democratic Party Leader Rachel Notley pledged Thursday to decrease class sizes, cut school fees in half and introduce a school lunch program for children in low income households — a suite of promises her party estimates would cost $245 million to implement.

But Progressive Conservative Leader Jim Prentice says the NDP’s promises don’t add up.

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School enrolment across the province will grow by approximately 12,000 students this year, but Notley said the PC government has failed to provide an additional $104 million in this year’s budget to address the growth with funding for additional teachers and textbooks.

“That will happen year after year after year under Jim Prentice’s budget,” said Notley, who announced the NDP plan at a northwest Calgary playground.

Notley said her party would provide $104 million to match the growth in enrolment this year and spend an additional $75 million a year on ongoing work to reduce class sizes and increase resources in classrooms with higher-needs students.