VICTORIA–Christy Clark’s eleventh-hour education funding isn’t about kids, it’s about bad headlines, say the New Democrats. “The premier was content to underfund education for years, forcing school districts into heartbreaking and disruptive decisions to close schools and cancel programs,” said …
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SURREY – New Democrat leader John Horgan visited Surrey today to call for secure, stable and adequate funding for public schools. “Christy Clark has used Surrey kids as a backdrop for two political announcements in recent weeks. But unfortunately for …
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VICTORIA— John Horgan, leader of the New Democrats, issued the following statement in response to the Christy Clark government’s education announcement on Tuesday: “This is not about Christy Clark doing what’s right for parents and kids, this is all about …
Surrey school funding flop shows Premier Christy Clark not listening to parents
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New Democrats call for regular water testing in B.C. schools
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VSB budget cuts yet another example of Christy Clark’s education neglect
VICTORIA— New Democrat spokesperson for education Rob Fleming released the following statement on the $27 million budget shortfall that the Vancouver School Board is facing: “The $27 million shortfall to the Vancouver School Board budget is just another example of …
MLA Larson skips Osoyoos school closure meeting
OSOYOOS – More than 900 parents and community members fighting to keep the high school in Osoyoos open packed the Sonora Community Centre gymnasium Tuesday evening. “It was disappointing to see B.C. Liberal MLA Linda Larson lived up to her …
MLA Larson follows Christy Clark’s lead, deliberately ignores Osoyoos families
VICTORIA— Boundary–Similkameen MLA Linda Larson’s refusal to attend public meetings on planned school closures in Osoyoos shows that she isn’t committed to representing the needs of students and families in her own constituency. “MLA Larson is taking a page out …