BC Schools

• BC Greens call for province-wide ‘universal’ school food program

  A major factor pushing BC Greens to bring the food program to fruition is that one in three food bank users in B.C. are children.

  Education

  Sep 7
  
• No letter grades for K to Grade 9 in B.C. with proficiency scale being used instead

  The new reporting style is being implemented across all of B.C. after being tested and adopted by half of the school districts in the province.

  Education

  Sep 5
  
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• ‘Getting worse’: Unions worried over possible B.C. teacher shortage ahead of school year

  Education Minister Rachna Singh said she's aware the sector has been hit by a labour shortage, and that her staff are working to secure 'resources on the ground' next week.

  Education

  Aug 30
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• ‘I was destroying lives’: Former B.C. high school drug dealer on the lure of gang life

  "We see our young people … usually (between) the ages of about 16 and 22 … that is where the bulk of our street-level drug dealers are in that range," an anti-gang official said.

  Crime

  Aug 8
• ‘Very upset’: Parent, student react to no letter grades for B.C. students up to Grade 9

  “I feel like I have had a hard time transferring between the two due to how vague the proficiency scale is," a student told Global News.

  Education

  Jun 25
• Concerns grow for Surrey Schools as enrollment spikes for upcoming school year

  Surrey Schools had a sharp spike in enrolment from last year to this year of nearly 2,500 new students, pushing the total to 75,069.

  Education

  Jun 3
• B.C. parents say schools need AC to keep kids, staff safe

  The Vancouver School Board said schools are working to keep learning comfortable for students and staff.

  Education

  May 22
• ‘Safe snorting kit’ left behind at B.C. school

  Cowichan Valley School District’s director of communications Mike Russel confirmed a third-party organization left the kit behind after its presentation.

  Education

  May 21
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• Portables and population: Surrey council declares lack of school infrastructure a ‘crisis’

  Mayor and council in Surrey, B.C., made a sweeping declaration Monday, projecting 400 portables could be in place outside local schools by September next year. 

  Education

  May 16
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• Gymnastics programs dropped from B.C. schools; coaches, students upset

  The governing body for sport in B.C. schools is dropping gymnastics from its list of sanctioned sports. Coaches and athletes are shocked and disappointed.

  Education

  May 14