http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/news/local/school-s-out-what-now-1.1334113 … While negotiations continue between the government and its teachers various Prince George groups have stepped forward with plans for next week. Judy Russell’s Enchainement Dance Center is presenting Let’s Hang!, an extended day camp for elementary school-aged children. There are two high energy camps designed to keep children …
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Fascinating article on special needs in the classroom: http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Special+needs+classroom/10161867/story.html http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/bc-districts-hold-off-telling-parents-school-cancelled-due-to-teachers-strike/article20285434/ “School districts in British Columbia are holding off telling parents the start of classes will be cancelled next Tuesday amid fresh negotiations aimed at stopping the teachers’ strike.” Mediation update: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-teachers-strike-talks-continue-under-mediator-vince-ready-1.2749847 “Mediator Vince Ready met with the teacher’s union and the employer …
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http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Teachers+dispute+clock+ticks+start+school+year/10151640/story.html The school year appears increasingly unlikely to start on time, although early Tuesday evening the Ministry of Education confirmed a meeting is expected to take place Wednesday in Victoria between Education Minister Peter Fassbender, B.C. Teachers’ Federation president Jim Iker and the government’s negotiator Peter Cameron. … But it’s …
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http://www.cbc.ca/daybreaknorth/2014/08/25/child-care-options-for-prince-george-prince-rupert-fort-st-john-and-more/ From the link: “With the start date for British Columbia schools in question, parents are looking for child care options for their children come September. Below is a list of some of the programs being offered in northern British Columbia. If you have any tips on child care programs in …
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Summary: The Ministry of Children and Family Development will be providing additional Supported Child Development funding to cover in-school hours for families with special needs children currently accessing services. Thanks to Inclusion BC’s advocacy efforts and those of families across the province, the Ministry of Children and Family Development …
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http://www.bccpac.bc.ca/news-blog/teachers-will-resume-picketing-week-says-union-president An announcement Sunday that teachers will resume picketing this week is bound to disappoint those were still hoping that B.C. public schools might open on schedule Sept. 2. Jim Iker, president of the B.C. Teachers’ Federation (BCTF), told hundreds of union members who had gathered in Kamloops for a special representative …
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http://educhatter.wordpress.com/2014/08/19/rethinking-school-reform-why-is-effective-school-reform-becoming-next-to-impossible/ “…The sad state of the Education Debate is most dramatically revealed in British Columbia public education, where the system is experiencing a protracted ‘crisis’. The gulf separating the Government and the BC Teachers Federation is now a canyon and the total breakdown has all the elements of a “class war” with students as …
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http://www.theprovince.com/news/Smyth+disgraceful+truth+about+schools+shutdown/10135177/story.html For the past two weeks, British Columbians have been told a “media blackout” prevented release of any public updates on bargaining between the government and the striking teachers’ union. It seemed like a good idea: Stop the public rhetoric and media mudslinging and finally get on with negotiating an …
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I attended the BCCPAC meeting on August 16th, in Richmond. Attending were elected DPAC chairs from 28 districts (representing 81% of student population), and elected BCCPAC board members (including Darlene Campbell, a BCCPAC board member from Prince George). There was a DPAC Summit News Release issued by BCCPAC, but it’s difficult …
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