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By Jenn on January 16, 2012
Vancouver Sun January 11, 2012 Provincewide tests of reading, writing and math will proceed as planned in B.C. elementary schools next week, with principals and vice-principals reluctantly taking on the work that’s usually performed by teachers. The B.C. Principals’ and Vice-Principals’ Association asked government to cancel this year’s Foundation Skills Assessment (FSA), which is administered […]
By Jenn on January 16, 2012
The Vancouver Sun January 2, 2012. 3:01 pm • Section: Report Card, STAFF My picks for the top newsmakers in B.C. education 2011: 1. George Abbott. Re-appointed education minister in March, Abbott received a surprisingly warm reception from all stakeholder groups, including the BCTF. But relations with the union have cooled since then as a result […]
By Jenn on January 12, 2012
5:00 PM 01/10/2012 DELTA – A feast was held today to celebrate the signing of a second Aboriginal Education Enhancement Agreement (AEEA) for Delta, with partners committing to support Aboriginal student success and bring a greater awareness of Aboriginal culture and history to all students. Aboriginal Education Enhancement Agreements are a commitment by school districts, […]
By Jenn on January 12, 2012
The Vancouver Sun January 11, 2012. 2:59 pm • Section: Report Card A second public forum on child poverty will be held in Vancouver this month to discuss B.C.’s dismal performance on this front. It’s a continuation of a discussion sparked in September by Seymour teacher Carrie Gelson when she wrote an open letter to […]
By Jenn on January 10, 2012
BCTF Teacher Newsmagazine: Volume 24, Number 3, November/December 2011 Like lambs to the slaughter: The erosion of the cultured citizen By Sean M. Douglas “I have never let school interfere with my education” wrote Mark Twain as he considered his own understanding of the world; but how long before someone holds a mirror up to public […]
By Jenn on January 10, 2012
The Vancouver Sun January 9, 2012. 3:41 pm • Section: Report Card, STAFF The B.C. College of Teachers is now history, and a new teacher regulation branch of government opened its doors Monday. Find its website here. The branch has issued a call for nominations of teachers from five regions to serve as members of a new 15-member B.C. […]
By Jenn on January 6, 2012
UVic historian of education paints a bleak political picture, and blames all sides. By Crawford Kilian, 3 Jan 2012, TheTyee.ca Title: Worlds Apart: British Columbia Schools, Politics, and Labour Relations Before and After 1972 Author: Thomas Fleming Published by Bendall Books (2011) Just about everyone with an interest in B.C. schools will have to read this […]
By Jenn on January 4, 2012
B.C. schools should group students by ability rather than age, promote personalized learning but not at the expense of basic skills, eliminate standardized tests and provide more frequent reports to parents about student progress. Those are among the ideas submitted to the Education Ministry after it made a public appeal for suggestions about how to […]
By Jenn on January 3, 2012
The B.C. government wants to hear your views about what needs to change in public schools to better prepare students for the 21st century. It has created a website at bcedplan.ca and has been posting questions. You can join the conversation here. A few days ago, the moderators posted a summary of what they had heard […]
By Jenn on December 22, 2011
2011EDUC0098-001601Dec. 9, 2011 VICTORIA – Overall school district operating grants and average per-pupil funding have increased again this year as B.C. continues to provide record funding levels for K-12 education. Operating Funding · Total operating funding to school districts in 2011-12 is $4.721 billion, a $58-million increase over 2010-11.· Average per-pupil funding as of the […]