Minister Naomi Yamamoto and the Liberal government are making incorrect claims about the New Democrats proposal for a renewed student grant program. Close to 80 per cent of expected employment openings – new jobs and replacement positions – will require …
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VICTORIA –The B.C. government should proceed now with a needs-based grant program for post-secondary students, announced leader Adrian Dix today at Camosun College. “Ensuring access to advanced education must be a cornerstone of any economic growth and jobs plan for …
MUNGALL SLAMS YAMAMOTO FOR FAILING TO LISTEN TO STUDENTS
VICTORIA— Comments made by Liberal Advanced Education Minister Naomi Yamamoto show she is out of touch with the difficulties facing most B.C. students says New Democrat advanced education critic Michelle Mungall. “By allowing tuition fees to skyrocket at the same …
THE HARD TRUTH ABOUT POST-SECONDARY DEBT
Advanced Education Minister Naomi Yamamoto thinks that “student debt is a really good debt to assume” (July 8, 2011 Kelowna Buzz). Yamamoto needs to take a closer look at what the B.C. Liberal government has done to the post-secondary funding …
REALITY CHECK: Ruling Shows Premier Clark Misled Parents, Hurt Public Education
A B.C. Supreme Court ruling released on Wednesday shows that Premier Christy Clark was more focused on slashing money from the public education system than protecting students and parents when her government brought in unconstitutional legislation on classroom composition and …
REALITY CHECK: Christy Clark’s education funding formula continues to squeeze schools
Today the B.C. Liberal government announced that education funding will be increased by a mere $44 per student next year. What they didn’t admit is that this so-called increase doesn’t come close to covering the escalating costs which school districts …