A commission set up to help First Nations heal from abuses says the residential school system was "an assault" on Aboriginal children, their families and their culture. Read more…

The B.C. Teachers' Federation vowed today to seek further mediation with their employer, following the provincial government's indication it will put a legislative end to a lengthy bargaining dispute. Read more…

The British Columbia government is preparing legislation to end the dispute with the province's teachers, Education Minister George Abbott said today. Read more…

An umbrella group representing more than 350 arts and culture groups across the province slammed today's budget, saying it will keep British Columbia "dead last in per-capita arts funding." Read more…

The BC Teachers' Federation is calling the latest budget freeze on education spending the beginning of a 'second decade of cuts' to B.C. schools, linking it to high provincial rates of income inequality and child poverty. Read more…

Education Minister George Abbott stated the government's case against the teacher's union in an editorial today, pouring scorn on the union for "steadfastly (refusing) to accept British Columbia's economic and financial reality," and hinting at legislation if a fact-finding mission rules bargaining is at an impasse. Read more…

A new agreement signed today between B.C. First Nations, and the provincial and federal governments sets the stage for funding parity between public and reserve schools in this province. Read more…

The BC Teachers' Federation took one step forward, two steps back today when they finally announced their salary demands for contract negotiations, while dropping or reducing other proposals from their bargaining package. Read more…

Unions representing nearly a quarter million public-sector employees in British Columbia are negotiating contracts with the government this year, and a labour expert says there could be chaos on the labour front. Read more…

Contract negotiations between striking B.C. teachers and their employer have entered a fifth month without any sign of an end to the stalemate. The two sides returned to the bargaining table on Wednesday, although Melanie Joy, chairwoman of the B.C. Public School Employers' Association, said she is not optimistic that much will change following the holiday break. Read more…

The teachers' union says the new deal between support workers and their employer violates the government's net-zero mandate, and removed concessions from the table. But the employers and CUPE, the largest union involved, disagree with the teachers' union--and each other--about what the deal means for the teachers ongoing negotiations. Read more…

A new funding formula and extra money for Community LINK will support rural, vulnerable, and small school districts, says ministry. Read more…

Teachers are rallying in front of Christy Clark's Vancouver constituency office today in hopes of sending an anti-net-zero mandate to Premier Clark and Education Minister George Abbott. Read more…

Income gaps in most OECD countries are at their widest in over 30 years, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. And the income gap in Canada has grown sharply since the mid-1990s. Read more…

The BC Teachers' Federation says the B.C. Government has called off negotiations on Bills 27 and 28, opting instead to write new legislation that won't give teachers back the right to bargain class size and composition as part of their collective agreement. Read more…

Seven school districts welcomed good news about provincial funding for new capital projects today, easing the pressure on overcrowded schools. But although the news was welcome, it's not enough to put away portable classrooms for good. Read more…

Legislation introduced by the ministry of education isn't the outcome education stakeholders expected from the Avison report, yet it hasn't been universally panned, either. Read more…

The British Columbia government is replacing the B.C. College of Teachers with a new B.C. Teachers' Council that will deal with disciplinary matters in the education system. Read more…

The British Columbia government is amending its freedom of information legislation, but is failing to close a loophole they said five years ago would be fixed. Read more…

B.C. Education Minister George Abbott today announced a "plan to move education forward, hand-in-hand with teachers, parents, students, and all those who share an interest in ensuring our province's bright future." Read more…