Expert suggests investing income tax refund in RESP With the average income tax refund at approximately $1,700 according to the Canada Revenue Agency, families with young children ought to be looking at making contributions to a Registered Education Savings Plan to secure their education. Parents with young children can defer paying down the mortgage, springing [...]
But public schools account for half of fastest improving schools in 2013 Fraser Institute report The Fraser Institute has released its annual report on elementary schools in B.C. which is dominated by private institutions. Of the 853 schools covered in the Fraser Institute report this year, 12 are vying for the top spot. The only [...]
Teaching agreement offers salary certainty, formal role in policy making The province has offered, but a 10 year teaching agreement with public school teachers that would allow instructors more say in education policy and offers them a salary certainty is getting negative feedback. Titled Working Together For Students: A Framework For Long Term Stability In [...]
New Emily Carr Art + Design building expected to be ready for 2016 The province is investing $113 million in a new building for the Art + Design school of Emily Carr University’s Great Northern Way campus. The university and other donors will raise the remaining $21 million needed to complete the project which is [...]
Support staff agreements cover 1,100 employees at three B.C. universities The Post-Secondary Employers’ Association (PSEA) and three unions have ratified agreements with the province, ensuring support staff at three institutions will remain on the job. The four-year agreements – between CUPE 1858 and Vancouver Island University, CUPE 3479 and North Island University and COPE 378 [...]
BCIT a major recipient of skills and training funding since 2001 The province is investing over $1.5 million in the purchase of new equipment at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT). This is a part of a $17 million Skills and Training plan which aims to improve post-secondary education in B.C. through investment in [...]
Project ideas range from an electric car to establishing honeybee habitats Twenty-eight school projects across Canada have won $100,000 in grants during the sixth Green CommUnity School Grants program which aims to raise environmental consciousness among students. The projects included ideas ranged from arranging classes outside school buildings to making students aware of the importance [...]
New school saves bus rides to Prince Rupert, will serve students up to grade 5 The academic year may be half over but Jan. 7 felt like the first day of class for those students attending the Port Edward Community School. Education minister Don McRae greeted students for their first day of classes Monday at [...]
BC Education Plan made major investments this year The Education ministry highlighted the benefits to students made under the BC Education Plan this year, focusing on investments to upgrade school facilities and on programs to improve student skills and trade career options. The BC Education Plan included major investments to the improvement of school facilities with over [...]
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