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B.C. sets up $60 million back-to-school affordability fund for familiesEducation Minister Jennifer Whiteside says the fund aims to take the sting out of costs associated with the return to school next month.EducationAug 29, 2022
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Teachers return to school in B.C. uncertain over stalled contract talksTalks have been put on pause until late September after the mediator ruled both sides were too far apart to reach a deal ahead of classes resuming Tuesday.EducationSep 1, 2019
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B.C. teacher contract talks on hold until after school year startsThe two sides are being advised to meet again with the mediator on Sept. 23 "to determine if a path forward can be identified."EducationAug 30, 2019
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B.C. education minister expects ‘normal’ start to school year amidst teacher contract disputeEducation Minister Rob Fleming pointed out it is an NDP government at the negotiating table this time around, not a B.C. Liberal one.EducationAug 28, 2019
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‘It’s getting worse’: B.C. Education Minister on Chilliwack school trustee’s LGBTQ commentsMonths after a Chilliwack School Trustee began publicly maligning the province's gender identity and sexual orientation curriculum, B.C.'s Education Minister says he's had enough.Dec 20, 2017
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B.C. education minister says drug education already part of school curriculumThe ministry of education said concepts related to substance use are found in every grade of the physical and health education curriculum.Oct 31, 2017
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Education Ministry creates task force to help keep B.C. classrooms fully staffedB.C.'s education minister said the task force will deal with pressing issues as they come up, but will have a list of final recommendations by the end of the year.Oct 24, 2017
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B.C. education gets $150M, 1,500 new teachersBritish Columbia's education system will receive a $150-million funding boost after the province reached a deal with teachers to restore contract language that called for smaller class sizes.EducationMar 24, 2017
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Vancouver parents criticize school board dismissal, petition ministerVancouver parents concerned about the province's decision to fire Vancouver's school board trustees marched to Canada Place Tuesday to deliver boxes of petitions with more than 18,000 signatures to B.C.'s Minister of Education.EducationOct 18, 2016
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No schools to close in Vancouver following school board dismissal, says MinisterBritish Columbia's education minister says no schools in Vancouver are expected to be closed following the dismissal of the district's entire school board.EducationOct 18, 2016
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