By John Horgan, BC New Democrat Leader Tuesday should have been the first day of school in our province. Instead, it brought another day of frustration and disappointment for children and their families. Premier Christy Clark and her education minister …
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Fleming calls for education minister to step down
VICTORIA – New Democrat education spokesperson Rob Fleming released the following statement on the breakdown of talks in the education dispute: “With just two days left before the start of school, it is clear Education Minister Peter Fassbender has utterly …
Statement from New Democrat education spokesperson on education mediation
VICTORIA – New Democrat spokesperson for education Rob Fleming released the following statement: “The only way to reach a fair settlement and ensure kids are in classrooms on Sept. 2 is to get both sides back to the table as …
New Democrats call for mediation and voluntary suspension of lockout and strike so schools can open on time
VICTORIA – B.C.’s New Democrats are calling on both sides of the school labour dispute to come to the bargaining table immediately with mediator Vince Ready and voluntarily suspend the government’s lockout and teachers’ strike so that schools can open …
Time for a Deal
On Monday afternoon the New Democrat spokesperson for Education, Rob Fleming, met the delegation presenting the Protect Public Education Now petition to urge the Liberal government to get a deal and get kids back to class as scheduled Sept. 2.
Education minister neglecting families and playing politics with education
VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberals must focus on getting children back in school instead of making things worse by finger-pointing in media interviews, say B.C.’s New Democrats. “Instead of developing a substantive proposal for addressing class size and composition levels, …
B.C. Liberals hurting families with kids with special needs by dragging on school closures
NEW WESTMINSTER – The B.C.Liberals’ failure to get children back into classrooms is disproportionately hurting families of children with special needs, say B.C.’s New Democrats. “The B.C. Liberals’ failure to get a deal with teachers means students with special needs …