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Patti Bacchus: Battle brewing over VSB high school class time

It’s hard to please everyone in a large and complicated school district.

Patti Bacchus: Different schools need different COVID-19 rules

The very least the education minister can do is give school boards the go-ahead to take stronger mask measures.

Patti Bacchus: Are we burning out the K-12 workforce?

How bad will it get? We can wait and find out and regret not taking action sooner, or government can act now to prevent further damage.

Patti Bacchus: Vancouver School Board under fire for new speakers rules

Some parents, students, and community members believe the VSB is deliberately erecting barriers to people—in particular, Black and Indigenous people—wanting to speak at committee...

Patti Bacchus: Should we postpone spring break?

I do think there may be good reasons to consider changing school calendars for the remainder of this most difficult of school years.

Patti Bacchus: It’s high time to do away with the FSA

Parents should have to provide written consent for their kids to participate and for their data to be shared.

Patti Bacchus: VSB to vote on future land plans

When it comes to Vancouver’s public schools and lands, we all have a stake in their future and we should all have a say.

Patti Bacchus: Meet B.C.’s new education minister, Jennifer Whiteside

Will Whiteside be a minister who rolls up her sleeves and sets a clear direction for her ministry or will she take a passive role and let her bureaucrats continue to lead the way?

Patti Bacchus: A nervous new year for B.C. schools

So much more could be done to make schools safer and alleviate the anxiety of those who have to work in them or trust their kids’ safety to them.

Patti Bacchus: Something to celebrate—a Richmond high school’s innovative medical science program

It’s been a bleak year to cover public education, and I needed something positive for my final column of 2020. I’m never short of issues to write about: my inboxes are full of...