Education
Hundreds at Vancouver rally to support Quebec students
By May 22, 2012 07:07 pm 5 commentsOver 200 protestors stood in solidarity with Quebec students at a rally in downtown Vancouver to mark the 100th day of students' protest in Montreal. Read more…
Filed inCOPE calls for MLA meeting on adult education
By May 16, 2012 12:08 pm 5 comments*Updated* The Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE) wants Vancouver MLAs to sit down with the Vancouver School Board to discuss the necessity of fully funding adult education in the district. Read more…
Filed inQuebec education minister resigns amid tuition crisis
By May 14, 2012 01:35 pmVeteran Liberal minister and Quebec Deputy Premier Line Beauchamp today announced a surprise end to her political career. Read more…
Filed inQuebec's silent student majority: the two-thirds quietly completing class
By May 1, 2012 09:11 am 3 commentsMONTREAL - They are the 66 per cent. And they have been mostly invisible in the torrent of stories about Quebec's student unrest. Read more…
Filed inTo smash or not to smash? In Montreal, pacifists tell vandals to tone it down
By April 30, 2012 10:02 am 3 commentsA division has emerged at the student protest marches being held nightly in Montreal, with a peaceful majority denouncing a smaller group intent on committing acts of vandalism. Read more…
Filed inBCTF responds to School Act, union expulsions
By April 27, 2012 02:47 pm 5 commentsBC Teachers' Federation President Susan Lambert says some proposed changes to the School Act could be positive if more research had been conducted first. But teachers who disagree with her statements, or disobey the union's withdrawal from extracurricular activities, have no fear of expulsion or unemployment. Read more…
Filed inCall for 'social strike' by biggest Quebec student protest group, translated via Rabble.ca
By April 27, 2012 01:34 pm 2 commentsAs protests build in Quebec, the organization CLASSE, representing a majority of student protestors, is calling for labour and other organization to join them in a wider "social strike" across the province. Rabble.ca published a translation of the group's statement, noting that, "The CLASSE is the largest of the student coalitions or federations leading the strike movement across Quebec. It represents more than half of the 180,000 students now on strike..." Read more…
Filed inTeachers who volunteer will be protected from union says minister
By April 26, 2012 05:24 pm 23 commentsComments by a union official suggesting teachers who volunteer will forced out of the profession are bullying and inappropriate, Education Minister George Abbott said today. Read more…
Ministry announces changes to School Act
By April 26, 2012 03:18 pm 8 commentsChanges to the School Act announced today include opening up a mix of online and in-class learning to the younger grades and eliminating a rigid school calendar. Read more…
Filed inTalks break off between Quebec government and student groups
By April 25, 2012 01:34 pm 2 commentsTheir three-day attempt at negotiation was always a long shot: the sides were an ideological chasm apart, with the government refusing to back down on tuition hikes and student groups demanding exactly that, and perhaps more. So the discussion ended as it began -- with rowdy scenes in the street and no solution in sight. Read more…
Filed inBCTF win one, lose one in contract dispute
By April 20, 2012 12:55 pm 9 commentsTeachers celebrated a bittersweet victory, followed by a loss, this morning when their announcement of a membership vote in favour of withdrawing from extracurricular activities was followed by the BC Labour Relations Board's ruling that they must issue retroactive report cards next week. Read more…
Filed inBCTF asks LRB to cancel mediator's appointment
By April 5, 2012 12:20 pm 15 commentsThe British Columbia Teachers' Federation has asked the Labour Relations Board to cancel the appointment of Charles Jago as mediator in the labour dispute with its employer. Read more…
Education Ministry adds strike savings to learning fund
By April 2, 2012 02:45 pm 4 commentsThe $37 million saved by the Ministry of Education from the three-day teachers' strike earlier last month will be put into the Ministry's Learning Improvement Fund, bumping up the total to $195 million from $165 million over three years. But it's not even half of the $130 million extra the teachers' union says schools need every year. Read more…
Filed inEducation mediator's 2006 report saw labour agreements as 'constraint'
By March 28, 2012 02:58 pm 9 commentsIn a 2006 report, the person appointed to mediate the contract dispute between the British Columbia government and teachers described labour agreements as "constraining" leadership in the province's education system. Read more…
Government appoints mediator for teacher negotiations
By March 28, 2012 01:29 pm 3 commentsThe Ministry of Education has appointed former University of Northern British Columbia President Charles Jago to mediate negotiations between the province's teachers and their employer. But the union says Jago's ties to the Liberal party mean biased mediation in a process "skewed" towards government. Read more…
Filed inVancouver School Board doesn't like Bill 22
By March 27, 2012 04:39 pm 3 commentsPatti Bacchus, chair of the Vancouver School Board, has penned an open letter on the board's behalf to Education Minister George Abbott decrying the imposition of Bill 22: Education Improvement Act, and asking for the bill to be scrapped and an independent mediator to be appointed in teacher-government negotiations. Read more…
Filed inBCTF announces action plan against Bill 22
By March 21, 2012 03:37 pm 13 commentsThe BC Teachers' Federation revealed some elements of its new action plan to fight Bill 22 today, including the possibility of a full-scale walkout in the coming months. Read more…
Filed inSusan Lambert wins election, stays BCTF president
By March 20, 2012 10:42 am 9 commentsDelegates at the BC Teachers' Federation's annual general meeting voted overwhelmingly to keep Susan Lambert as president for her third term. Read more…
Filed inUPDATED: Education Ministry 'botched' teacher council elections: BCTF
By March 16, 2012 06:12 pm 10 commentsThe teachers' union is accusing the Ministry of Education of making a mess of the new Teachers' Council elections by failing to issue ballots to all union members in time for a March 20 vote. But the Ministry maintains teachers' have had ample time and warning to make sure they can vote. Read more…
Filed inTeachers still hoping for independent mediator
By March 15, 2012 04:35 pm 15 commentsDespite the scheduled passing of Bill 22 today, the BC Teachers' Federation is still holding out for the appointment of an independent mediator to help negotiate a deal between the union and their government employers. Read more…
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Mediation with teachers likely to fail, says MLA
Ministry announces ed funding, predicts Bill 22 pass this week
Teachers delay job action vote
BC premier Clark's failure to debate education bill pathetic, says NDP's Horgan
Teachers bring rally to Vancouver Art Gallery
Picketing government offices an act of solidarity: BCTF's Lambert
Government argues LRB decision makes BCTF picket illegal
Thousands of BC students commit to walking out tomorrow
Teachers walking out Monday
BC government won't speed legislation to block teachers' strike
Teachers vote for walkout
Abbott engages frustrated teachers on Twitter
BC government introduces bill to avoid teachers' strike
Labour Relations Board OKs limited teacher walkout
Truth and Reconciliation Commission to release interim report
BCTF calls legislation to end labour dispute 'bullying', will seek mediation
BC to legislate end to dispute with teachers
Budget puts BC 'last' in arts funding: Alliance for Arts and Culture
BCTF decries 'second decade of cuts in BC schools'
Abbott blames teachers' union, hints at legislation
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New funding partnership for First Nations schools 'significant': FNESC
BCTF tables salary demands, drops other proposals
Unions, government poised for standoff in B.C.
BC teachers enter fifth month of contract talks with no sign of progress
CUPE, BCTF, and employer disagree over support worker deal
Ministry of Education announces new funding formula
Teachers to rally at Clark's Constituency office today
Income gap widening in Canada: OECD
Government calls off negotiations on Bills 27/28: BCTF
New school funds good, not enough: McNally
Reactions to Teacher Act mixed
New council given responsibility for teacher discipline
BC Liberal changes to FOI law leave loophole open
Abbott: 'Transform education in this province'
Court refuses to clarify Bills 27 and 28 ruling
Create new body to ensure Canada meets learning goals, report urges
Teachers' union doubts government's bargaining abilities
BCTF rejects government funding offer
No order for districts to cancel early dismissals: BCPSEA
Vancouver planning year-round school program
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