Rachna Singh

• 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
  
• Attempt to recall B.C. Education Minister Rachna Singh fails

  The petition collected 3,264 signatures, well short of the nearly 12,000 needed to recall Education Minister Rachna Singh.

  Politics

  Jan 29
  
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• New school opens in Coquitlam as call for action on B.C. teacher shortage continues

  Premier David Eby acknowledged the labour shortage at the new school unveiling, but said British Columbia is taking steps to address it.

  Education

  Sep 4, 2023
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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, 2023
• No more A, B or C: Public schools in B.C. moving from letter grades to ‘proficiency scale’

  About half of B.C.’s students have already been getting new progress reports in a pilot program that started in 2016.

  Education

  Jun 23, 2023
• 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, 2023
• 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
• B.C. legislature scraps rules that would have barred cultural head coverings from chamber

  The B.C. legislature is getting rid of a rule that could have prevented members on the floor of the legislature from wearing Indigenous, religious and cultural head coverings.

  Canada

  Oct 11, 2019
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• B.C. government commemorates 100th anniversary of massacre in Punjab

  The event is still a traumatic historical experience for South Asians today, including in the diasporic community in British Columbia.

  Apr 13, 2019