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Today at noon! Lunch and learn about the BC’s public post-secondary education funding crisis and how we can get out of it.
Spread the word! 🙂 Hope to see you there at noon.

RSVP: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#BCpoli #BCedu #BClab
BC post-secondary education in crisis: How we got here and how we get out September 17 at noon | Zoom webinar After a more than 60% reduction in international study permits in the province, and amid decades of chronic provincial and federal underfunding (and the neoliberal marketization of the sector), BC’s public post-secondary education is facing the worst funding crisis in its history. So let’s talk solutions. Register at bcpolicy.ca/events
September 17, 2026 at 5:49 PM
mccrearycentre.bsky.social
📆 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
Just released: Blunt Talk III: Cannabis use among BC youth aged 12-18 | McCreary Centre Society
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April 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
alanforseth.bsky.social
#BCEDU Ministry won't fund school.

Province rejects #SD73 business case for proposed Batchelor Heights elementary school for #Kamloops

www.castanetkamloops.net/news/Kamloop...
Province rejects SD73 business case for proposed Batchelor Heights elementary school
A business case for a new elementary school in Batchelor Heights has been rejected by the Ministry of Education and Child Care, according to the Kamloops-Thompson school district
www.castanetkamloops.net
April 29, 2026 at 6:39 PM
alanforseth.bsky.social
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

acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com/2026/03/mike...

#bcpoli #bcedu #SOGI
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
acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com
March 24, 2026 at 8:27 PM
alanforseth.bsky.social
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
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
acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com
March 23, 2026 at 5:15 PM
alanforseth.bsky.social
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
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
acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:44 PM
alanforseth.bsky.social
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

thetyee.ca/News/2025/12... #bcedu
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.
thetyee.ca
December 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
alanforseth.bsky.social
BC student unions reject new provincial post-secondary review as ‘too short, too opaque’

ubyssey.ca/news/student... #bcedu #bcpoli
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...
ubyssey.ca
November 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
alanforseth.bsky.social
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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news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202... #bcedu
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...
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October 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
alanforseth.bsky.social
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
acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com
October 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
alanforseth.bsky.social
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
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
acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com
October 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
alanforseth.bsky.social
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
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...
news.gov.bc.ca
May 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
alanforseth.bsky.social
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
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
www.todayinbc.com
May 7, 2025 at 4:32 PM
alanforseth.bsky.social
NOT ENOUGH FROM PROVINCE -- #Kamloops parents call on ministry to fix 'crisis' in school district funding

www.castanetkamloops.net/news/Kamloop... #bcpoli #bcedu
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 \
www.castanetkamloops.net
March 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
alanforseth.bsky.social
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
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
March 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
alanforseth.bsky.social
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
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?
vancouversun.com
March 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
alanforseth.bsky.social
#Kamloops - #NorthThompson #BCConservative MLA @mla-wardstamer.bsky.social pushing for new permanent #SunPeaks school building

www.castanetkamloops.net/news/Kamloop... #SD73 #bcedu #Kamloops
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.
www.castanetkamloops.net
March 6, 2025 at 12:17 AM
alanforseth.bsky.social
New prefabricated #bcedu classrooms open in BC, more on the way

news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202... #bcpoli
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.
news.gov.bc.ca
February 4, 2025 at 6:32 PM
alanforseth.bsky.social
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.

www.timescolonist.com/opinion/geof...
#bcpoli #bcedu #bcndp
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.
www.timescolonist.com
December 1, 2024 at 4:54 PM
socialbc.ca
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
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”.
September 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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»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...
December 5, 2024 at 8:12 AM
katjat.bsky.social
Please everyone, read this thread. #cdnedu #cdnpoli #highered #cdnpse #bcedu #TRC #Reconciliation #IndigenousLivesMatter
December 5, 2024 at 3:26 AM
electricbluesfan.bsky.social
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
August 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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#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
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
acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com
June 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
mla-wardstamer.bsky.social
Congratulations to the grads of 2025 ... "Graduating in BC is something to be proud of"

youtu.be/HKpDFt2kWZ8?... #bcedu #SD73 #Kamloops #NorthThompson
May 28 2025 Statements Ward Stamer
YouTube video by Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
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May 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM