Do you remember the 2008 Throne Speech in which the provincial government launched a feasibility study on providing full day kindergarten for 5 year-olds and extending full day preschool options to younger children as well? Here’s a refresher: A new Early Childhood Learning Agency will be established. It will assess the feasibility and costs of [...]
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BC government should heed its own report on childcare
May 7th, 2009 · Iglika Ivanova · Comments Off · BC Election 2009, Children & youth, Economy, Employment & labour, Poverty, inequality & welfare, Women
Tags: childcare·children·early childhood education·Early Childhood Learning Agency·kindergarten·teachers·Women
School funding an election issue at the local level
April 30th, 2009 · Keith Reynolds · Comments Off · BC Election 2009, Children & youth, Education
It hasn’t particularly reached the level of a provincial election issue, but school funding is quietly percolating along as an issue at the local level. The provincial election overlaps with the time that school boards set their budgets and many of those school boards are making cuts due to lack of funding. A few examples? [...]
Tags: budget·Education·school boards·schools·service cuts·teachers
