B.C. students will soon be riding to school in new, cost-effective buses, as the Province distributes $10.5 million to 32 school districts to replace old buses in their fleets.

Vulnerable students, small school districts, and remote and rural schools will benefit from increased funding consistency and support as a result of changes to the allocation of school district operating grants.

Pre-schoolers and their families living in rural areas and islands off of the Comox Valley will have access to the district's first StrongStart BC early learning outreach program.

Families living in rural areas of the Sunshine Coast will have access to a new StrongStart BC early learning outreach program starting this September.

Pre-schoolers and their families living in rural parts of the Shuswap area will be able to attend a new StrongStart BC early learning outreach program this September.

This September, pre-schoolers and their families living in Nass Valley will have access to the area's first StrongStart BC outreach program that the school district will use to provide families with early learning resources responsive to Nisga'a culture and traditions.