Sixty-four per cent of B.C. parents were unable to correctly identify the term “emerging" from a list of options.
bc education system
September 6, 2024
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The new assessments don’t test specific course content knowledge but rather broad concepts.
October 5, 2021
11:00AM
Spending on B.C. public schools rose from $6.2 billion to $7.1 billion, a 15.4 per cent increase.
March 18, 2019
9:51AM
In 2015/16, B.C. spent $11,656 per student.
March 1, 2019
10:18AM
The government monopoly on education curriculum eliminates diversity and experimentation that can lead to better methods of teaching.
December 21, 2018
10:26AM
B.C. spent $11,216 per student annually on public schools compared to $13,115 in Alberta.
October 18, 2018
4:08PM
Families are sensitive to the price of education, which is why provinces that do not provide funding generally have much lower rates of independent school enrolment.