Minister of Education Peter Fassbender made the following statement on the results of the British Columbia Teachers' Federation strike vote.

From new boilers to air source heat pumps and electric cars, school districts throughout B.C. have cut their carbon emissions and operation costs with the Ministry of Education's Carbon Neutral Capital Program (CNCP).

British Columbia youth are invited to take part in an interactive career experience at the second annual Liquefied Natural Gas in B.C. Conference in Vancouver this May.

Youth from British Columbia's northern communities are invited to take part in an interactive career experience at the second annual Liquefied Natural Gas in B.C. Conference in Vancouver this May.

Minister of Education Peter Fassbender has issued the following statement on the government's relations with the BC Teachers' Federation:

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.

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.

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).