Comments for BC Education Coalition http://stopeducationcuts.org Stand Up For Public Education Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:39:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Blog by Michelle Larose http://stopeducationcuts.org/discussion/#comment-484 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:39:13 +0000 http://stopeducationcuts.org/?page_id=34#comment-484 We are currently fighting district 53 in Oliver BC , South Okanagan .They will decide May 25th/2011 if they will close Tuc-El-Nuit Elementary and push the 220 plus students into another school putting it over capacity. All to save 385,000. At what cost!

]]> Comment on School closures by verity http://stopeducationcuts.org/districts/vancouver/school-closures/#comment-428 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 02:41:02 +0000 http://stopeducationcuts.org/#comment-428 Under the liberal leadership there has been 75 schools closed.
More recently, Christy Clark supported the closure of three schools in North Vancouver on her radio talk show. Most of the children from one school, Fromme, were sent to Lynn Valley. The school at Lynn Valley is so crowded the children don’t even have a proper fullsized cloakroom and their belongings are stuffed into cubbies. It is so overcrowded that even in inclement weather the kids must go outside. Although a small school, Fromme was close to capacity and was ranked last June the highest of all Fraser Institute ratings for elementary schools on the North Shore. It is now being leased out to a private French school, commencing this with March. Lynn Valley had one of the lowest Fraser Institute rankings by the way, even before overcrowding. More and more public schools are being supplanted and replaced by private schools creating a two tier education system and ghettoizing anyone who cannot afford or does not believe in private schools, or do not particularly want French immersion.

We don’t want a two tier health care system and yet we are getting a two tier education system. Christie Clark supported the closure of these three schools – obviously there is a headcount demand for them – or the private schools would not be moving in. Shameful.
Agree Disagree.

]]> Comment on Blog by Maddie Snelgrove http://stopeducationcuts.org/discussion/#comment-306 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 19:57:05 +0000 http://stopeducationcuts.org/?page_id=34#comment-306 Sorry for getting back to you so late, I was never notified of the reply to my comment!

Here’s the link to my video:

I also have an article in our school’s online newspaper (http://rssgazette.ca/news/school-board-bullying-school-district-plans-close-rss-again) talking about our issue.

I would personally LOVE to get more students involved in fighting school closures. They don’t seem to realize just how much it will effect them, their family, friends and community!

]]> Comment on School closures by Sunday http://stopeducationcuts.org/districts/vancouver/school-closures/#comment-258 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 04:29:45 +0000 http://stopeducationcuts.org/#comment-258 A group on facebook i found as a great support & are taking action.

Alliance of Parents and Partnerships Lobbying for Education BC,APPLE BC, we have just launched this facebook site, we want BC to have the best education system for our kids, we are opposing the ongoing cuts to education and potential school closures. We will be organizing on several fronts, November 12, 2010, we are going to Premier Campbell’s office, as the BC Liberals refuse to come out and the community forums on education forums.
http://www.facebook.com/index.php?lh=9a49322a930df45022c9820e799287a6&eu=1Mevhy_fkbjmOxU0-SlQfA#!/home.php?sk=group_160606120638745&s=20

]]> Comment on School closures by Lilli Wong http://stopeducationcuts.org/districts/vancouver/school-closures/#comment-247 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 03:40:26 +0000 http://stopeducationcuts.org/#comment-247 Hi there,

I wanted to add our new site campaign to Save McBride Annex. We are currently working hard to keep the school open as well as support the other schools. We’d appreciate it if you could add our site to your listing as well.

thanks!

]]> Comment on Blog by caitlin eve http://stopeducationcuts.org/discussion/#comment-246 Sun, 24 Oct 2010 08:12:31 +0000 http://stopeducationcuts.org/?page_id=34#comment-246 hi my name is caitlin and i,m not happy about the cuts so could you please give back our schools back so i’ll be able to learn .

]]> Comment on Blog by caitlin eve http://stopeducationcuts.org/discussion/#comment-245 Sun, 24 Oct 2010 08:08:05 +0000 http://stopeducationcuts.org/?page_id=34#comment-245 my name is caitlin and i,m not happy about the school cuts so could you please give our schools supplies back =(

]]> Comment on Blog by Nancy http://stopeducationcuts.org/discussion/#comment-226 Wed, 22 Sep 2010 19:10:05 +0000 http://stopeducationcuts.org/?page_id=34#comment-226 Has everyone read the September article in the Vancouver Sun about B.C.’s educational system? It outlines the curriculum deficits and inability for the school system to support it. This information is so timely when compared to the Oprah Winfrey coverage on the U.S. school system earlier this week. To view the Vancouver Sun article go to http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20100921/bc_kindergarten_study_100921/20100921/?hub=BritishColumbiaHome
To see what is being done throughout Canada and is a little known commodity go to http://www.schoolscool.com This program hits the curriculum issues that are currently being addressed and makes a huge difference in bridging the gap-it did for my son!

]]> Comment on Districts by Review of BC public education funding is needed! | Davidhalme's Blog http://stopeducationcuts.org/districts/#comment-159 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 23:00:32 +0000 http://stopeducationcuts.org/?page_id=68#comment-159 [...] and become one of your local public education activists. Find a group near you. [...]

]]> Comment on Victoria by Review of BC public education funding is needed! | Davidhalme's Blog http://stopeducationcuts.org/districts/victoria/#comment-158 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 23:00:30 +0000 http://stopeducationcuts.org/victoria/#comment-158 [...] and become one of your local public education activists. Find a group near you. [...]

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