The assistant deputy minister of industrial relations has issued his report to Labour Minister Margaret MacDiarmid outlining the likelihood of a voluntarily negotiated agreement between the BC Teachers' Federation and the BC Public School Employers' Association.

Traditional songs sung by Haida First Nation members opened a milestone event in the Haida Gwaii school district (SD 50) today, as representatives of the provincial government, school district and local bands signed their first Aboriginal Education Enhancement Agreement.

The BC Public School Employers' Association (BCPSEA) board of directors has ratified two-year collective agreements for support staff in 11 school districts under the government's 2010 net-zero mandate.

A panel has ruled in favour of four western Canadian provinces in a trade dispute against unnecessary barriers to Certified General Accountants.

Premier Christy Clark and British Columbia Achievement chair Keith Mitchell are pleased to announce that Charlotte Gill is the winner of the 2012 British Columbia National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction for "Eating Dirt: Deep Forests, Big Timber, and Life with the Tree-Planting Tribe".

A new bursary program will support Aboriginal students studying to become teachers and help them pursue careers as educators.

More than 60 representatives from area organizations, Aboriginal communities, post-secondary institutions, employers, labour and others took part in a Regional Workforce Table open house forum for B.C.'s northeast region Feb. 10.

Labour, Citizens' Services and Open Government Minister Margaret MacDiarmid has instructed the assistant deputy minister of industrial relations to report on the likelihood of a negotiated settlement between the BC Teachers' Federation (BCTF) and the BC Public School Employers' Association (BCPSEA).

Education Minister George Abbott joined children, caregivers and staff for the official opening of the Senator Reid StrongStart BC Centre, where he read "No Sleep for the Sheep" to the kids.