Patti Bacchus

Patti Bacchus: School boards must support climate-striking students

If we and our political leaders don’t have the guts to take the necessary steps to tackle the climate crisis while there’s still time then we need to at least support the student-...

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Patti Bacchus: I give homework a failing grade—and you should give it a pass

Most of the time it seemed the only thing that was learned was that school work is an irritating task that needs to be dispatched with as quickly as possible.

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Patti Bacchus: Don't be "that" parent when it comes to back-to-school teacher conflicts

When parents get into battles with the school system, it’s often more about their own (unmet) needs and experiences than it is about their child.

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Patti Bacchus: Here’s to a great school year (and what parents need to know about collective bargaining)

Collective bargaining is like democracy: it’s the worst way to do things, except for all the other ways.

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Patti Bacchus: B.C. Liberals' land-sales scheme was worse than you know

An upside to the B.C.

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Patti Bacchus: Parents give schools good marks but have concerns

B.C. parents gave K-12 schools good grades in a recent poll, with 83 percent saying their child’s school experience has been very positive or moderately positive, but they also...

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Patti Bacchus: Why government should stop funding posh private schools, but won’t

A former Vancouver school board chair thinks the NDP government should consider a phased approach to redirecting private-school funding to the public system.

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Patti Bacchus: What kids need to learn about drugs

We need to find better ways to deliver drug information through our schools, and we need to find ways to support those in the school system who are already doing that work.

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Patti Bacchus: Are attacks on teachers attacks on women?

It all comes down to who gets control, which is also a battle between male-dominated senior-management ranks versus the female-dominated teaching ranks.