Vancouver School Board

• Vancouver teachers warn of ‘alarming’ shortage, with hundreds of shifts going unfilled

  Vancouver teachers' unions have penned an open letter warning of an 'alarming' increase in shifts going unfilled.

  Education

  Feb 1
  
• How are B.C. high schools dealing with AI writing tools?

  The Vancouver School Board and Prince George School District said it's early in the process of understanding and working with AI generators, and will be a learn-as-they-go process.

  Education

  Sep 22, 2023
  
• Advertisement
• ‘We’re disturbed’: Not everyone is welcoming police officers back to Vancouver schools

  In April 2021, trustees voted to eliminate the longstanding but controversial SLO program, following an independent review by Argyle Communications.

  Education

  Sep 1, 2023
• Advertisement
• District unveils new-look police presence for Vancouver schools

  School trustees voted last fall to reinstate the School Liaison Officer program, which was cancelled in 2021 amid concerns officers' had a negative effect on some students.

  Education

  Aug 31, 2023
• Could East Vancouver’s iconic Kingsgate Mall be sold for development?

  Could East Vancouver’s iconic Kingsgate Mall go up for sale? Recent court filings in a dispute with the current tenant reveal the Vancouver School Board is thinking about it.

  Politics

  Aug 8, 2023
• Historic Vancouver schoolhouse, slated for demolition, finds new lease on life

  Known affectionately as the "Little Yellow Schoolhouse," the structure is 111 years old and has been a feature of Vancouver's Kitsilano neighbourhood the same amount of time. 

  Features

  Aug 3, 2023
• Vancouver Police Board member resigns over rekindling of school officer liaison program

  Rachel Roy plans to tender her resignation after Thursday's heated and "deeply disappointing" meeting, during which members of the African Descent Advisory Committee walked out.

  Politics

  Jun 15, 2023
• Parents, students, alumni at odds with Vancouver School Board over Ideal Mini School relocation

  Ideal Mini School parents and alumni argued the school can't be replicated in a larger learning environment and said they didn't feel the board was listening to their concerns.

  Education

  Apr 27, 2023
• Advertisement
• Emergency meeting set over VSB plan to move Ideal Mini School

  The plan is to use Ideal Mini School's building for students from the overpopulated Sir Wilfried Laurier Elementary.

  Canada

  Apr 16, 2023
• Advertisement
• After years-long wait, B.C. marks opening of new seismically safer Vancouver school

  The new Bayview Community Elementary was built with low-carbon mass timber, in line with the latest seismic standards, according to the Ministry of Education.

  Education

  Apr 13, 2023