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UBC approves plans for affordable housing for faculty, staff
A new action plan for affordable housing on the University of British Columbia's Vancouver campus targets faculty and staff. Read more…
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School boards can keep older students in high school: VSB memo
The Vancouver School Board has the authority to decide if older students can stay in its high schools, an internal memo outlines. But students 19 and older will receive 35 per cent less funding from the Ministry of Education, something Trustee Sophia Woo would like to change. Read more…
Vancouver considers keeping older students in high school system
The Vancouver School Board is considering the possibility of keeping certain students over 18 in the regular high school system if they can't graduate on time. Trustee says it could keep students from "buying grades" from private institutions. Read more…
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Tuition fees rising faster than incomes and inflation, report warns
OTTAWA - A new report suggests tuition fees are becoming less affordable for many Canadians, forcing an increasing number of students to take on heavy debt loads. Read more…
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BCTF hopeful about former teacher as Education Minister
British Columbia's fifth Minister of Education under the Liberal government was a public school teacher for 14 years before he became a politician in 2009. That gives BC Teachers' Federation President Susan Lambert some hope for an improved relationship with the Ministry. Read more…
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- BC Politics
George Abbott's future undecided
Education Minister George Abbott isn't ready to announce whether he will retire from politics before the next provincial election. But he has plenty to say about the future of education in the province, including repeating his recommendations that teachers' and the government learn to work together. Read more…
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Education ministry releases back-to-school statistics
The B.C. ministry of education today released a "snapshot" of the education system on the eve of the new school year, claiming small classes and better funding than ever before. Read more…
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Supreme Court rules against copyright fees on music, videos, printed matter
The Supreme Court of Canada has reined in the application of copyright fees levied on music, movies, video games and printed materials that people download and copy in different ways. Read more…
University of Ottawa group plans July 10 rally mourning 'death of evidence'
A group of professors and graduate students from the Department of Biology at the University of Ottawa is calling on Canadians to participate in a rally in Ottawa mourning the "death of evidence." Read more…
UNBC support workers in favour of strike
After two years of negotiations, support workers at the University of Northern British Columbia vote in favour of a strike mandate. Read more…
Minister says fired school board had political agenda, board chair agrees
VANCOUVER - A school board in Cowichan Valley, B.C., has been expelled after not passing a balanced budget. Read more…
- Education and
- BC Politics
Vancouver protester arrested Wednesday claims rights violation
Occupy Vancouver member Sasha Wiley-Shaw claims she and other protesters were unlawfully and violently arrested Wednesday during a series of protests asserting their rights to political expression following the arrests of other protesters last week and earlier Wednesday. Read more…
'Leap second' adds extra moment for first time since 2008
Scientists say Saturday will stretch a second longer than any other day this year. Read more…
BCTF, government reach tentative bargaining deal
The BC Teachers' Federation and government have reached a tentative collective agreement deal. But the union is taking the government to court again, this time over the legislation that puts limits on teacher bargaining. Read more…
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- BC Politics
Civil liberties concerns raised after Vancouver protest arrests
Civil liberties advocates are raising questions after five people were arrested in Vancouver on the weekend at a Quebec solidarity protest -- four of them signing undertakings banishing them from the entire downtown Vancouver area until their court date on Aug. 8. Read more…
Overselling small programs damages premier's credibility, says Dix
It's a mistake for Premier Christy Clark to try and sell a $700,000 announcement as a "pillar" of her agenda, said NDP Leader Adrian Dix. Read more…
VSB holding public forum on adult ed cuts
The Vancouver School Board is holding a public forum on the affects of adult education cuts on the community tonight. But while trustee Allan Wong says saving money isn't a good reason to cut course funding, he admits the district has had to make adult ed funding cuts of its own. Read more…
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- BC Politics
BCTF takes government back to court over Bills 27/28
Ten years after the issue first went before a judge, the BC Teachers' Federation is taking the provincial government back to court over Bills 27 and 28. Read more…
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- BC Politics
Teachers, employers declare LRB ruling a victory
Both the teachers' union and their government employers have declared victory over today's Labour Relations Board ruling that determines what outside classroom work is part of teachers' jobs. Read more…
Province's first Superintendent of Aboriginal Achievement appointed
New superintendent position designed by Ministry to boost Aboriginal success in the province's education system. Read more…
