MIKE RIGGS: The issue is who gets to decide how topics like identity are introduced, at what age, and with what level of parental involvement Impact of BC & Canadian Politics on Social, Economic, Health, Education, Environment, Employment issues by Liberals, Green Party, NDP, & Conservatives

MIKE RIGGS: The issue is who gets to decide how topics like identity are introduced, at what age, and with what level of parental involvement

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#bcpoli #bcedu #SOGI

IAIN BLACK -- British Columbia’s education system has lost its way, and our children are missing out on future opportunity Impact of BC & Canadian Politics on Social, Economic, Health, Education, Environment, Employment issues by Liberals, Green Party, NDP, & Conservatives

IAIN BLACK -- British Columbia’s education system has lost its way, and our children are missing out on future opportunity

acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com/2026/03/iain... #BCConservatives #bcpoli #bcedu

WESTERBY -- A society, with a strong foundation, benefits even those who never need to stand on it Impact of BC & Canadian Politics on Social, Economic, Health, Education, Environment, Employment issues by Liberals, Green Party, NDP, & Conservatives

WESTERBY -- A society, with a strong foundation, benefits even those who never need to stand on it -- from a purely financial standpoint, prevention costs less than crisis response

acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com/2026/01/west... #bcpoli #bchealth #bcedu #FoodSecurity #bchousing

The Struggle to Support Kids with Disabilities in BC’s Classrooms | The Tyee Students are forced to miss school. EAs face stress and injuries. More training and outside help may be the answer.

Over a year after a #bcpoli election put the spotlight on in-school support for students with disabilities, the #BCNDP government has yet to fulfill its pledge to place an education assistant, or EA, in every kindergarten to Grade 3 classroom

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B.C. student unions reject new provincial post-secondary review as ‘too short, too opaque’ The review comes after a provincial post-secondary funding review was quietly shelved, and the federal government’s recently passed budget included plans to further cut the number of new international...

BC student unions reject new provincial post-secondary review as ‘too short, too opaque’

ubyssey.ca/news/student... #bcedu #bcpoli

Van Popta: Hazel Trembath Families Deserve More Than Promises | Conservative Party of British Columbia “Families deserve action, not excuses. It’s time to turn promises into progress.” – Misty Van Popta, Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Langley-Walnut Grove MLA LANGLEY, BC: Shadow Minister for In...

Two days ago #BCConservative MLA Misty Van Popta said the #bcpoli government must "stop stalling & deliver on its 2yr-old promise to rebuild Hazel Trembath Elementary in Port Coquitlam"

Today the #NDP agreed. Good work Misty!

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Mooring states, “We would be able to fully fund the public school system if government didn’t fund private schools” – she is wrong. Impact of BC & Canadian Politics on Social, Economic, Health, Education, Environment, Employment issues by Liberals, Green Party, NDP, & Conservatives

Trust the former President of the BC Teachers Federation (#BCTF), Terry Mooring, to trot out the age old, and massively incorrect, comment that private schools in BC take away funding that should be going to public schools.

acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com/2025/10/moor... #bcpoli #bcedu

Mooring states, “We would be able to fully fund the public school system if government didn’t fund private schools” – she is wrong. Impact of BC & Canadian Politics on Social, Economic, Health, Education, Environment, Employment issues by Liberals, Green Party, NDP, & Conservatives

Mooring states, “We would be able to fully fund the public school system if government didn’t fund private schools” – she is wrong

acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com/2025/10/moor... #bcpoli #bcedu

A couple of tents with signs are positioned at the top of a staircase. There are a number of people. A young woman is holding a green-on-black sign that says “service cuts suck”.

Student Union rally and protest in the quad at VIU for better funding of Post-Secondary. CHEK TV is here as well.

#BCPoli #BCEdu #PostSecondary #Cuts #Austerity #Education #University #VIU

1/10 🇨🇦 BC QUIETLY ABANDONS VULNERABLE STUDENTS 🇨🇦

The $20 million Student and Family Affordability Fund discontinued without warning.

Thousands of families were counting on help that no longer exists.

School starts next week.
#BCEducation #SchoolAffordability
#BCpoli #BCleg #BCed #BCedu

Conservative MLA Mandeep Dhaliwal Introduces Parental Transparency and Age-Appropriate Education Act Impact of BC & Canadian Politics on Social, Economic, Health, Education, Environment, Employment issues by Liberals, Green Party, NDP, & Conservatives

#BCConservative MLA for #Surrey North, Mandeep Dhaliwal, has introduced groundbreaking legislation to enhance transparency and ensure age-appropriate educational materials in BC’s public schools

acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com/2025/06/cons... #bcpoli #bcedu

Congratulations to the grads of 2025 ... "Graduating in BC is something to be proud of"

youtu.be/HKpDFt2kWZ8?... #bcedu #SD73 #Kamloops #NorthThompson

Fresh air, exercise fuel children who join Walking School Bus The Province of B.C. is supporting the Walking School Bus program, which provides supervised walks to schools for elementary children in select communities, helping them start their day off with fresh...

I walked 1.5km to school as a kid, & DIDN'T need a govt funded program to get me there. Music programs are being cut, schools don't have photo-copy paper, there's a lack of Education Assistants, & THIS is what the #BCNDP see as a priority? What a waste!

news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
#bcpoli #bcedu

This morning I was pleased to join fellow MLA Peter Milobar in attending the #Kamloops District Parent Advisory Council rally in support of funding for the arts and Education Assistants in #SD73

#bcedu

Surrey mayor, firefighters donate $10K worth of paper to struggling schools Donation comes weeks after parent sounded alarm over lack of paper, paper towels in some schools

Hey #BCNDP government --- this should embarrass you, big time!

"Surrey mayor, firefighters donate $10K worth of paper to struggling schools"

www.todayinbc.com/news/surrey-... #bcpoli #bcedu #Surrey #LisaBeare

Just released: Blunt Talk III: Cannabis use among BC youth aged 12-18 | McCreary Centre Society

📆 NEW APRIL DATES ADDED!

Have you joined a 'Blunt Talk III' webinar yet?

Join to learn about cannabis use among BC youth since legalization for adults in 2018.

🔗Report & webinar info: mcs.bc.ca/blunt_talk_i...

#adolescenthealth #youthhealth #youthresearch #bcyouth #bcedu #bcpoli

Kamloops parents call on ministry to fix 'crisis' in school district funding - Kamloops News The Kamloops-Thompson district parent advisory council is one of several across the province asking the ministry to find solutions to an underfunding \

NOT ENOUGH FROM PROVINCE -- #Kamloops parents call on ministry to fix 'crisis' in school district funding

www.castanetkamloops.net/news/Kamloop... #bcpoli #bcedu

Hope area students struggle with suicidal thoughts and often can't get help: report Students in the vast Fraser-Cascade school district are seeing the doctor less than those in the rest of BC

Hope area students struggle with suicidal thoughts and often can't get help: report

Students in the vast Fraser-Cascade school district are seeing the doctor less than those in the rest of BC

fvcurrent.com/p/hope-stude... #bcpoli #bcedu #HopeBC

New money for B.C. school additions welcomed but a 'drop in the bucket' Provincial budget includes line item for prefab classrooms, but are they better than portables or not good enough?

New money for B.C. school additions welcomed but a 'drop in the bucket'

Provincial budget includes line item for prefab classrooms--are they better than portables or not good enough?

vancouversun.com/news/bc-scho... #bcpoli #bcedu

Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Stamer pushing for new permanent Sun Peaks school building - Kamloops News MLA for Kamloops-North Thompson Ward Stamer says he's pushing for a new permanent school build in Sun Peaks to replace the collection of portables that currently house students in the municipality.

#Kamloops - #NorthThompson #BCConservative MLA @mla-wardstamer.bsky.social pushing for new permanent #SunPeaks school building

www.castanetkamloops.net/news/Kamloop... #SD73 #bcedu #Kamloops

New prefabricated classrooms open in B.C., more on the way Prefabricated classrooms have opened in four schools over the past month, with more underway, adding more than 1,000 new student spaces in growing communities throughout B.C.

New prefabricated #bcedu classrooms open in BC, more on the way

news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202... #bcpoli

Geoff Johnson: New minister promises breath of fresh air for Education Ministry Right out of the gate, it will be Minister Beare’s task to work on Premier David Eby’s election promises for public education, including the promise of a mental-health counsellor in every school.

Right out of the gate, it will be Minister Lisa Beare’s task to work on Premier Eby’s election promises for public education, including the promise of a mental-health counsellor in every school.

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#bcpoli #bcedu #bcndp

Please everyone, read this thread. #cdnedu #cdnpoli #highered #cdnpse #bcedu #TRC #Reconciliation #IndigenousLivesMatter

»Quality measurements are important, but the willingness of faculty to work together...is even more important. Improving education is more about collective action than measurement.« #cdnwrds #cdnpse #cdnedu #bcedu...