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Tuesday, February 4, 2014 9:45 AM
Minister of Education Peter Fassbender has issued the following statement on the government's relations with the BC Teachers' Federation:
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Wednesday, January 22, 2014 1:00 PM
Government has appointed Jan Unwin as superintendent of graduation and student transitions. Unwin will focus on developing partnerships between post-secondary institutions, school districts, employers and government.
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Tuesday, January 21, 2014 9:00 AM
Schools are in full swing again after the holidays, and as students and teachers resume their lessons, school districts around the province are working hard to complete school upgrades and construction.
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Friday, December 13, 2013 10:00 AM
As part of the Ministry of Education's prudent approach to managing education funding, districts will be receiving holdback funding based on actual September enrolment numbers.
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Tuesday, December 3, 2013 6:00 AM
Fifteen-year-old students in B.C. are once again among the best in the world at math, science and reading, according to a major international assessment released today by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
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Wednesday, November 20, 2013 10:30 AM
More Aboriginal students are completing high school in B.C. than ever before, as the six-year completion rate climbed to 59.4 per cent in 2012-13.
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Monday, November 18, 2013 10:15 AM
Education Minister Peter Fassbender released the following statement at the start of Bullying Awareness Week Nov. 17-23, 2013.
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Tuesday, November 5, 2013 1:00 PM
A new web-based service will dramatically improve the ability of B.C. parents and teachers to follow and support students' educational progress -- from kindergarten through to graduation,
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Tuesday, November 5, 2013 6:00 AM
Circle the globe 825 times and you will have travelled 33 million kilometres, the distance B.C. school buses travel each year. Through its annual fleet renewal program, government is providing $11 million for 31 school districts around the province to purchase a total of 96 new buses.
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Saturday, October 5, 2013 9:00 AM
Education Minister Peter Fassbender is proclaiming October 2013 as Library Month in British Columbia, reinforcing the importance role local libraries play in education and literacy in communities throughout the province.
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