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Patti Bacchus: VSB land sale to B.C. Hydro sets a risky precedent

Some families may be happy with news that Coal Harbour will get a new school by 2023, but others are questioning whether its price is way too high.

Patti Bacchus: A year-end report card for the VSB’s trustees

Students aren’t the only ones getting end-of-year report cards.

Patti Bacchus: Students with special needs deserve “remedy” too

“Cash for kids” is a nifty slogan for charity fundraisers, but it’s an odious proposition when comes to our public-school system.

Patti Bacchus: After celebrating Indigenous-focused school's name, VSB threatens to cancel its kindergarten program

If the VSB wants Xpey’ to thrive and reach its greatest heights possible, it needs to provide it with the right conditions and supports, especially while it’s small and trying to...

Patti Bacchus: The rich are revolting over the school surtax

What do you think of when you consider a government policy that hurts people?

Patti Bacchus: Government action needed to stop schools from restraining and secluding kids with special needs

This sounds like something from a dark past: locking children with disabilities in closets or small, locked rooms for hours at a time, or tying them to chairs, holding them face...

Patti Bacchus: Parents fear that VSB catchment changes will separate siblings

A proposal to change boundaries that determine which Vancouver School Board (VSB) catchment school kids go to has parents worried their kids will be split up between schools,...

Patti Bacchus: The VSB should pull the plug on B.C. Hydro’s school substation plan

West End residents crowded into a Mole Hill community meeting room Wednesday night (May 9) to voice their opposition to a B.C. Hydro proposal to build an underground electrical...

Patti Bacchus: Why is the VSB falling behind on class-composition improvements?

Unfortunately, the Vancouver School Board is falling behind neighbouring school districts when it comes to improving class composition.

Patti Bacchus: School counsellors and librarians on the chopping block in VSB’s "balanced" draft 2018/19 budget

The Vancouver school board (VSB) kicked off its 2018/19 budget-setting process last week by releasing a draft budget that appeared to