Teachers at Burnaby’s Learning Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) program are being recognized on International Literacy Day as the B.C. recipient of the Council of the Federation Literacy Award for their efforts to connect immigrants and refugees with literacy skills they need to get involved in their community.

Twenty-seven schools throughout British Columbia will become more energy efficient in 2017, thanks to this year’s Carbon Neutral Capital Program (CNCP) investment of almost $5 million.

Government is once again helping school districts extend the life of B.C. schools with an additional $20 million to repair, upgrade and improve facilities through the School Enhancement Program.

Vladislav Pomogaev, a recent Riverside Secondary graduate, is a self-taught electronics and software whiz. One of his projects has taken him to Montreal for the Canada-Wide Science Fair.

The families of more than 32,000 B.C. children born in 2007 or later have taken up the opportunity to kick-start their education savings during the first year of the $1,200 British Columbia Training and Education Savings Grant (BCTESG).

Education Minister Mike Bernier welcomed the 30,000th application for the $1,200 B.C. Training and Education Savings Grant (BCTESG) less than one year since the program went live.

Education Minister Mike Bernier appointed Peter Milburn as a special advisor to lead the forensic audit and full review of the Vancouver School Board.

Three times each school year, the Sooke school district (SD 62) comes together to acknowledge Aboriginal student successes – and there are plenty of reasons to celebrate.