Amendments to the School Act introduced today will support BC's Education Plan by removing barriers to personalized learning and allowing greater flexibility and choice in terms of where, when and how students learn.

Education Minister George Abbott joined officials from the Sunshine Coast school district to sign a $14.3-million project agreement for a new elementary school in Gibsons.

Five collective agreements with faculty and instructors have received final ratification by the Post-Secondary Employers' Association (PSEA) board under government's 2010 net-zero mandate, Finance Minister Kevin Falcon announced.

Government has completed regulations arising from Bill 22, the Education Improvement Act, to strengthen consultative requirements around how every school class in the province is organized.

A new task force is looking at ways to enhance achievement for all students in rural and remote areas of the province.

The B.C. government is providing an additional $19.5 million in new funding to complete construction of Southern Okanagan Secondary school in Oliver, Minister of Education George Abbott announced.

The achievement of more than 60 local Aboriginal youth who have successfully completed the BladeRunners program was celebrated today at a graduation ceremony hosted by the Cariboo Chilcotin Aboriginal Training Employment Centre Society (CCATEC).

They say reading is as easy as A, B, C, but some children continue to struggle with a skill that is vital to a healthy, successful future - and a new partnership will help improve early literacy skills in rural and remote communities.