Only four more sleeps until our forum, "Is Public Education at Risk?"
We're featuring Justin Fraser, Andrée Gacoin, Shannon DM Moore with moderator Patti Bacchus. We hope you'll join us on April 23rd.
#bced #bcpoli #PublicEdPublicGood #cdned
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Public funding for B.C.’s private schools is indefensible - CCPA Public school funding, as a share of GDP, is declining. Why is the provincial government still funding private schools?

Thanks very much to @alonghurst.bsky.social and @policyalternatives.ca for this powerful analysis and compelling conclusion. We completely agree- spending public tax dollars on private schools is indefensible. #bced #bcpoli #cdned #PublicEdPublicGood
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We've been asking ourselves, "Is public education at risk?" And, on April 23rd we're hosting a panel presentation/discussion on that very question. We'd love to have you join in. #bced #bcpoli #cdned #PublicEdPublicGood
Find our more here:
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Profound sadness and sorrow.

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The elimination of school boards in other provinces is a worrisome trend. To counter it, Patti Bacchus calls on school boards to lead collaboratively, transparently and with authentic community engagement. #bced #bcpoli #cdned #PublicEdPublicGood
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An important read! School Boards do matter. They are the immediate connection to parents and communities. They should be democratic, transparent and fully engage with their constituents. #bced #vanpoli
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Get to Work Premier Eby wants BC to "get to work" - but we can only do that if there’s enough affordable child care. Parents and grandparents can't work a full day without quality child care in place. BC’s econom...

An important message to the provincial government. Time to deliver on $10 a day childcare! #bced #bcpoli @publicedbc.bsky.social

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Fun to be sharing the important work of the publicedbc.bsky.social - Institute for Public Education at the BCTLA Teacher-Librarians' Association conference at Gladstone - @bctf.bsky.social #bced.

It's ready, it's online and it's waiting for you. Check out the latest issue of IPE/BC News.
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Inside the Right-Wing Attack on Alberta's Public Education | The Tyee MAGA’s Project 2025 has become a blueprint for undermining Canada’s schools in the name of profit and privilege.

Yes, Alberta's teachers and administrators are on strike to secure needed improvements to learning and teaching conditions but they're also standing up to privatization and the deliberate erosion of the public school system. #bced #cdned #bcpoli #PublicEdPublicGood

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Opinion: 'Parental rights' threaten to take public education backwards These groups claim to speak for parents, but they push a vision of parents’ rights that infringes on the rights and well-being of students.

At IPE/BC, we believe that strengthening public education, rather than fracturing it, is the only way to go. A quality, inclusive, accessible and well-supported public school system is in all of our interest. #PublicEdPublicGood #bced #cdned #bcpoli
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National Truth and Reconciliation Day - Honouring the Past, Healing the Present, Inspiring the Future. @publiced.bsky.social #bced #TRC #vancouver

Thanks to IPE/BC Associates Shannon D.M. Moore and
Justin Fraser for shining a light on education privatization in BC. Check out the latest publication in our Occasional Paper Series. #bced #bcpoli #PublicEdPublicGood

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We’re worried about the impact of residential school denialism and the rise of racism/white supremacy on the well-being of Indigenous children and youth. All young people deserve to be nurtured at school and respected in their community. #bced #bcpoli
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Good news! We need more community based teacher education (and EA training) programs. Learning and teaching in community is the way to go. #bced #BCeducation

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There is more to do to help kids have access to healthy food at school – let’s do it together. Please join the webinar on Sept 25.
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👎🏾Too many private sessions where the public is not welcome and cannot participate
👎🏾Reduced time for the public or stakeholder groups to comment at meetings
👎🏾Removal of the “personnel committee”, which was the only meeting dedicated to discussing the issues affecting staff
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👎🏾A complicated process to sign up to speak at meetings
👎🏾Members of the public being discouraged from from speaking on the public record at meetings

Join us and hold your school board accountable! Kids, families, teachers, support staff, building service workers, and more deserve our support!

Take note! Thanks @reddyforchange.bsky.social #bced #vanpoli

Budget 2026 Consultation

Appreciate the opportunity to give input into BC Budget 2026 through the SSCFGS. Comments by the Institute for Public Education (IPEBC) are referenced several times in the report. Now government needs to act on our recommendations. #bced #bcpoli

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Important read. Thank you Anna Geeroms for sharing your story. InclusionBC #bced #bcpoli #inclusion

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What happens when the funding falls far short of the promise of inclusion? Find out in our latest blog post:
"Not enough funding has cost me everything. Why BC's inclusion model is failing and how to fix it."
#bced #bcpoli #cdned #PublicEdPublicGood
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Parents, support staff, teachers, administrators, trustees and students have valuable insights on the impact of chronic education underfunding to share. When their reality is denied, it can feel like gaslighting.
#bced #bcpoli #PublicEdPublicGood
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Is BC’s Education Underfunded and at a ‘Tipping Point’? | The Tyee Yes, according to the BC School Trustees Association. They’re sounding the alarm.

School Trustees not alone in sounding the alarm: www.thetyee.ca/News/2025/05... @bcsta.bsky.social @bctf.bsky.social @cupebc.bsky.social #bced #bcpoli

Is BC’s Education Underfunded and at a ‘Tipping Point’? | The Tyee Yes, according to the BC School Trustees Association. They’re sounding the alarm.

Is BC's Education Underfunded and at a 'Tipping Point'? via @thetyee.ca www.thetyee.ca/News/2025/05...

Too often music education programs are treated as extras and fall victim to budget cuts. Our latest blog post addresses the many benefits of these programs and why our public schools need them. #bced #cdned #bcpoli #PublicEdPublicGood
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Wake up call re public school underfunding: vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/05/14/bc-… Good to see the @bcsta.bsky.social advocating for greater public education funding #bced #bcpoli

As school districts grapple with setting budgets, many are dealing with yet another round of cuts. We join with parents/caregivers, students, staff and school communities in calling on gvt. to address the funding gap. #bced #bcpoli #PublicEdPublicGood
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