BC Gov News

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.

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.