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Patti Bacchus: Are VSB school closures off the table?

Is the provincial government finally easing the pressure on school boards to shutter "underutilized" facilities?

Patti Bacchus: How should the VSB spend its money?

Senior staff say they're recommending a status quo budget this year, but a former board chair doesn't see it that way.

Patti Bacchus: VSB needs to up its consultation game

I’m so disappointed at what has happened to public consultation at the VSB since the board I was on was fired by the former B.C. Liberal government back in the fall of 2016.

Patti Bacchus: Private schools are no bargain for taxpayers

The hundreds of millions of dollars that could be redirected into public school budgets would go a long way to making sure all kids get the educational opportunities and supports...

Patti Bacchus: We should privatize private schools

I’m opposed to the public’s money going to private schools of all types, and this appalling case adds insult to injury.

Patti Bacchus: Why we don’t need to close schools

Here's a solution that makes sense and is way better for kids and communities than taking away and selling off their neighbourhood schools.

Patti Bacchus: B.C. budget news isn’t enough for public schools

The B.C. School Trustees Association has called this week’s B.C. news for K-12 schools “stable”, and the B.C.

Patti Bacchus: Check your snow-day privilege

I’m at a loss to recall the last time schools were closed for a full day due to snow.

Patti Bacchus: Why schools should have life-saving AEDs

Imagine the horror students could have witnessed if a classmate had died before their eyes.

Patti Bacchus: Plecas report’s lessons for school boards

The nausea-inducing Plecas report has had my blood pressure in dangerous territory all week.