Information in this section is intended to provide resources for public education advocacy.
Sample letter & government contacts
BC Education Coalition communications
2011
January 7: Letter to the Editor: Teacher merit pay no silver bullet
2010
July 9: Letter in the Chilliwack Times: We’re spending less on education
June 25: Message to all members
June 8: Op Ed: Response to the Special Adviser’s report on VSB finances
June 5: Response to the Special Adviser’s report on VSB finances
May 25: Message to all members
Apr 27: Budget Brief to VSB
Apr 12: Message to all members
Feb. 22: Message to all members
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Translation:
We continue to download costs to school districts without funding them. We cancel grants like the Annual Facilities Grants. We fail to fully fund collective agreements we’ve been party to. We’ve forced implementation of new curriculum, new initiatives, and full-day kindergarten without providing sufficient resources to do so. We’ve used declining enrolment as a smokescreen so that the public and media don’t catch on that the funding to school districts hasn’t kept pace with fixed costs. We’re constantly changing our minds on formulas so that school districts can’t adequately plan in advance. We really don’t mind giving millions of $$$ to private schools. If we keep repeating the same thing over and over again, maybe they’ll believe us. And really, it’s school boards’ fault if schools are closed, teachers are laid off, students needs are unmet, teacher-librarians disappear, and inner city funding is cut.
