Patti Bacchus

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...

Education

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.

Education

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.

Education

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.

Education

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?

Education

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.

Education

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...

Education

Patti Bacchus: Will B.C.’s school boards survive? Should they?

School boards need to give themselves a hard shake and decide whether they want to do the important work of transparently representing the public in decision-making.