As we get our kids ready for the school year ahead – adjusting to changing schedules and new routines – I am filled with incredible optimism.

Sara Grant, a long-time children’s librarian and champion for literacy in Surrey, is being awarded this year’s Council of the Federation Literacy Award in B.C.

Parents and guardians of eligible children are reminded that a deadline is fast approaching to sign up for the $1,200 B.C. Training and Education Savings Grant (BCTESG).

The Government of British Columbia is increasing leadership development funding for more than 3,500 education leaders, to meet the rapidly changing needs of students and communities throughout the province.

Former residents of Woodlands who attended the school before Aug. 1, 1974, will finally receive compensation for systemic abuse suffered at the provincial institution, announced Premier John Horgan.

The review panel for the K-12 Public Education Funding Review has been selected by Minister of Education Rob Fleming, and the guiding principles for a new funding model have been finalized.