Educational Impacts When Real-Life Strikes: The (BCGEU) Strike and November 2025 Provincial Assessment Exams Cancelation
This 2025-2026 school year has experienced quite significant changes affecting the lives of British Columbians across the province. The British Columbia General Employees’ Union (BCGEU), one of the province’s largest public-sector unions which represents over 25,000 government workers, had gone on strike for eight weeks from September to October. During these weeks, several critical services […]
Parents and students in Queensborough area of New Westminster, B.C., decry end of school bus program | CBC News
B.C. education minister says she is working with district to find ‘permanent solution’ A school bus program for secondary school students in New Westminster’s Queensborough area is slated to end in June 2026, with parents saying it will leave students dependent on slower and costlier public transportation. According to the school district, the Queensborough bus program […]
Surrey, B.C., parents launch tool to track classroom disruptions when students have crises | CBC News
Parents and teachers are hoping the data will lead to more support for students with complex needs Teachers and parents in Surrey, B.C., have launched a new tool to track how often classrooms are being cleared due to a student in crisis. It was launched by the Surrey District Parents Advisory Council (DPAC), with the […]
B.C. Ministry of Education launches multi-year Continuous Improvement Plan
Starting in 2025, the B.C. Ministry of Education and Child Care requires all independent schools in B.C. to have a multi-year Continuous Improvement (CI) Plan in place to enhance student learning and well-being. Under this new requirement, the CI Plan must include each of the five stages of improvement outlined by the Continuous Improvement in […]
Vancouver parents push back against elementary school land deal
‘We are completely out of space’: Vancouver parents push back against elementary school land deal A small but determined group of concerned parents rallied outside Vancouver City Hall on Tuesday. They gathered to demand that the city, Vancouver School Board (VSB), and province ensure that school spaces keep pace with new housing developments… [See full […]
Mounting layoffs at B.C. schools creating ‘biggest crisis in post-secondary ever,’ faculty association says | CBC News
Faculty Association asks what will replace the international student income colleges have depended on More faculty positions are being cut at post-secondary schools across B.C., like Langara College and Kwantlen Polytechnic University, as a result of new government policies that reduce the number of international students. Faculty associations are decrying the wave of departures, saying they’re […]
Two years into the new grading system. How do parents and students like it?
The New Grade Reporting System of 2023 More than two years have gone by since September 2023, when the British Columbia Ministry of Education and Child Care had announced plans to replace the letter grade system with a proficiency scale system for grades reporting from kindergarten to Grade 9 in all B.C. schools. Replacing the […]
B.C education system has ‘critical’ staffing shortages: BCTF
B.C education system in crisis as ‘critical’ staffing shortages lead to band-aid solutions: BCTF For parents and students in British Columbia, it may feel like things are going from bad to worse as a province-wide staffing crunch in classrooms hampers the education system. Clint Johnston, president of the BC Teachers’ Federation (BCTF), tells 1130 NewsRadio […]
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. Tracy Loffler is beginning her tenure as president of the BC School Trustees Association “with a deep sense of urgency” about public education funding in the province. In a video posted to YouTube earlier this month, Loffler acknowledged that the province’s 60 public school districts […]
Ukrainian high school graduate deferring UBC Sauder offer due to financial challenges
Sofiia Koziuk is among B.C.’s top high school graduates this year accepted by one of Canada’s most prestigious business schools, the Sauder School of Business of the University of British Columbia (UBC). On top of this achievement, Sofiia was awarded with a $15,000 scholarship under the Outstanding International Student Award by UBC. At first glance, […]