Just released- our community engagement research report, Our Hopes and Dreams for Public Education in BC. Thank you to the hundreds of participants who informed this inspiring vision of that well-supported public schools can and should be. #bced #bcpoli instituteforpubliceducation.org/hd-report/

Just released- our community engagement research report, Our Hopes and Dreams for Public Education in BC. Thank you to the hundreds of participants who informed this inspiring vision of that well-supported public schools can and should be. #bced #bcpoli instituteforpubliceducation.org/hd-report/

Lessons are being learned... just not the right ones. Our latest blog posts looks at the firing and reinstatement of the Greater Victoria School Board from the perspective of the disturbing lessons it teaches. #bced #bcpoli #PublicEdPublicGood instituteforpubliceducation.org/category/per...

Firing Victoria’s School Board Was an Abuse of Power The provincial government colluded with police on a costly, undemocratic campaign thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...

Firing Victoria’s School Board Was an Abuse of Power | The Tyee

The provincial government colluded with police on a costly, undemocratic campaign.

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Only four more sleeps until our forum, "Is Public Education at Risk?" We're featuring Justin Fraser, Andrée Gacoin, Shannon DM Moore with moderator Patti Bacchus. We hope you'll join us on April 23rd. #bced #bcpoli #PublicEdPublicGood #cdned instituteforpubliceducation.org/wp-content/u...

Thanks very much to @alonghurst.bsky.social and @policyalternatives.ca for this powerful analysis and compelling conclusion. We completely agree- spending public tax dollars on private schools is indefensible. #bced #bcpoli #cdned #PublicEdPublicGood www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

Public funding for B.C.’s private schools is indefensible - CCPA

Public school funding, as a share of GDP, is declining. Why is the provincial government still funding private schools?

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We've been asking ourselves, "Is public education at risk?" And, on April 23rd we're hosting a panel presentation/discussion on that very question. We'd love to have you join in. #bced #bcpoli #cdned #PublicEdPublicGood Find our more here: instituteforpubliceducation.org/wp-content/u...

Profound sadness and sorrow. instituteforpubliceducation.org/our-hearts-a... @publicedbc.bsky.social

The elimination of school boards in other provinces is a worrisome trend. To counter it, Patti Bacchus calls on school boards to lead collaboratively, transparently and with authentic community engagement. #bced #bcpoli #cdned #PublicEdPublicGood instituteforpubliceducation.org/b-c-s-school...

instituteforpubliceducation.org/b-c-s-school... An important read! School Boards do matter. They are the immediate connection to parents and communities. They should be democratic, transparent and fully engage with their constituents. #bced #vanpoli @pattibacchus.bsky.social

An important message to the provincial government. Time to deliver on $10 a day childcare! #bced #bcpoli @publicedbc.bsky.social www.10aday.ca/get_to_work

Get to Work

Premier Eby wants BC to "get to work" - but we can only do that if there’s enough affordable child care. Parents and grandparents can't work a full day without quality child care in place. BC’s econom...

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Fun to be sharing the important work of the publicedbc.bsky.social - Institute for Public Education at the BCTLA Teacher-Librarians' Association conference at Gladstone - @bctf.bsky.social #bced.

It's ready, it's online and it's waiting for you. Check out the latest issue of IPE/BC News. instituteforpubliceducation.org/wp-content/u... And, you can sign up to have it delivered right to your inbox next time. instituteforpubliceducation.org/1610-2/ #bced #bcpoli #cdned #PublicEdPublicGood

Yes, Alberta's teachers and administrators are on strike to secure needed improvements to learning and teaching conditions but they're also standing up to privatization and the deliberate erosion of the public school system. #bced #cdned #bcpoli #PublicEdPublicGood thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

Inside the Right-Wing Attack on Alberta's Public Education | The Tyee

MAGA’s Project 2025 has become a blueprint for undermining Canada’s schools in the name of profit and privilege.

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At IPE/BC, we believe that strengthening public education, rather than fracturing it, is the only way to go. A quality, inclusive, accessible and well-supported public school system is in all of our interest. #PublicEdPublicGood #bced #cdned #bcpoli edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...

Opinion: 'Parental rights' threaten to take public education backwards

These groups claim to speak for parents, but they push a vision of parents’ rights that infringes on the rights and well-being of students.

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National Truth and Reconciliation Day - Honouring the Past, Healing the Present, Inspiring the Future. @publiced.bsky.social #bced #TRC #vancouver

Thanks to IPE/BC Associates Shannon D.M. Moore and Justin Fraser for shining a light on education privatization in BC. Check out the latest publication in our Occasional Paper Series. #bced #bcpoli #PublicEdPublicGood instituteforpubliceducation.org/whats-left-o...

We’re worried about the impact of residential school denialism and the rise of racism/white supremacy on the well-being of Indigenous children and youth. All young people deserve to be nurtured at school and respected in their community. #bced #bcpoli instituteforpubliceducation.org/national-day...

Good news! We need more community based teacher education (and EA training) programs. Learning and teaching in community is the way to go. #bced #BCeducation news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...

There is more to do to help kids have access to healthy food at school – let’s do it together. Please join the webinar on Sept 25. instituteforpubliceducation.org/healthy-scho... #bced @bcsta.bsky.social @bctf.bsky.social @chsfcanada.bsky.social @cupebc.bsky.social @civicgovernance.bsky.social

👎🏾Too many private sessions where the public is not welcome and cannot participate 👎🏾Reduced time for the public or stakeholder groups to comment at meetings 👎🏾Removal of the “personnel committee”, which was the only meeting dedicated to discussing the issues affecting staff 👇🏾

👎🏾A complicated process to sign up to speak at meetings 👎🏾Members of the public being discouraged from from speaking on the public record at meetings Join us and hold your school board accountable! Kids, families, teachers, support staff, building service workers, and more deserve our support!

Take note! Thanks @reddyforchange.bsky.social #bced #vanpoli

Jennifer Reddy@reddyforchange.bsky.social · last yr.

ABC back room decision making doesn’t stop at City Council. My motion to restore democracy and transparency at the Vancouver School Board is an attempt to address this. This motion tries to address the following problems that I, alongside unions, believe are an obstacle to good governance: 👇🏾

Appreciate the opportunity to give input into BC Budget 2026 through the SSCFGS. Comments by the Institute for Public Education (IPEBC) are referenced several times in the report. Now government needs to act on our recommendations. #bced #bcpoli www.leg.bc.ca/parliamentar...

Important read. Thank you Anna Geeroms for sharing your story. InclusionBC #bced #bcpoli #inclusion instituteforpubliceducation.org/not-enough-f...

What happens when the funding falls far short of the promise of inclusion? Find out in our latest blog post: "Not enough funding has cost me everything. Why BC's inclusion model is failing and how to fix it." #bced #bcpoli #cdned #PublicEdPublicGood instituteforpubliceducation.org/not-enough-f...

Parents, support staff, teachers, administrators, trustees and students have valuable insights on the impact of chronic education underfunding to share. When their reality is denied, it can feel like gaslighting. #bced #bcpoli #PublicEdPublicGood instituteforpubliceducation.org/denying-the-...

School Trustees not alone in sounding the alarm: www.thetyee.ca/News/2025/05... @bcsta.bsky.social @bctf.bsky.social @cupebc.bsky.social #bced #bcpoli

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.

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Is BC's Education Underfunded and at a 'Tipping Point'? via @thetyee.ca www.thetyee.ca/News/2025/05...

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.

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