BC Education

• B.C.’s students falling behind in math skills, report finds

  Anna Stokke said that some of the factors leading to a decline in math literacy in B.C. include the B.C. math curriculum, 'which has very vague outcomes for mathematics.'

  Education

  Mar 4
  
• B.C. group calls for school funding transparency for children with special needs

  Advocates are questioning why a family should have had to raise funds when the government sends hundreds of millions of dollars per year to school districts for special education.

  Education

  Jan 7, 2025
  
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• Palestinian flag in B.C. classroom ‘forces politics’ on kids, mother says

  When asked about the issue, Education Minister Rachan Singh said they encourage parents and caregivers to speak up in incidents such as this one.

  Education

  Jun 4, 2024
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• B.C.’s child-care space challenges have some calling for public schools to be used

  According to Stats Canada 2023 data, nearly 60 per cent of B.C. families said they have difficulty finding child care. And school-aged care can be just as difficult.

  Education

  Feb 28, 2024
• 4 years later, where is the promised school in Vancouver’s Olympic Village?

  In 2007, the development plan for Olympic Village anticipated an elementary school for the neighbourhood. Parents in the area are frustrated it never came to fruition.

  Education

  Feb 7, 2024
• Recruitment a ‘key priority,’ education minister says amid Vancouver teacher shortage

  Education Minister Rachna Singh acknowledged the labour shortage Friday, at the opening of the new replacement Burnaby North Secondary School.

  Education

  Feb 2, 2024
• 10K students over next decade a lowball estimate, Surrey councillor says

  The report estimates the Surrey School District will see 9,777 new school-age students in the next decade, based on anticipated construction of 51,490 new housing units.

  Education

  Jan 29, 2024
• Some Hazel Trembath parents frustrated by student commute to temporary school

  Hazel Trembath Elementary was destroyed on Oct. 14 in a suspicious fire whose cause is still under investigation. More than 250 students are now at the Winslow Centre in Coquitlam.

  Education

  Dec 22, 2023
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• B.C. Conservative leader criticized for comparing parental rights to residential schools

  Conservative Party of B.C. Leader John Rustad made an online post critics say compares B.C.'s school resources for sexual orientation and gender identity to residential schools.

  Politics

  Oct 2, 2023
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• ‘Slipping through the cracks’: Teacher shortage mars first weeks in some B.C. schools

  Ken Christensen, president of the Coquitlam Teachers' Association, said the Coquitlam School District had about 650 more new students than projected this year.

  Education

  Sep 25, 2023