Education Minister Peter Fassbender released the following statement in response to the BC Teachers' Federation (BCTF) decision to possibly escalate their job action to a full strike:

As the British Columbia Teachers' Federation (BCTF) begins rotating school closures this week, the Ministry of Education would like to bring to media's attention the following resources:

Minister of Education Peter Fassbender released the following statement: "It is unfortunate that the BCTF leadership is shutting down schools with their rotating strikes...

Minister of Education Peter Fassbender released the following statement:

In B.C., a million job openings are expected by 2022. Fully 43% of those jobs will require skilled workers, and some areas of the province are already experiencing shortages of skilled workers.

Minister of Education Peter Fassbender provided the following comments on the completed review of ministry procurement procedures prompted by questions about a research contract:

Education Minister Peter Fassbender released a statement in response to the British Columbia Teachers' Federation (BCTF) strike notice:

B.C. students are great at finding solutions to problems. They are in line with the best students in the world, and tops in Canada.

Despite declining enrolment, the B.C. government is maintaining total K-12 funding for school operating grants at $4.725 billion for 2014-15.