Trustees in the news
Vancouver School Board media releases
Vancouver Board of Education trustees have sent press releases to the media about provincial funding levels for education and the school district's budget challenges. Below are links to these releases.
- March 3, 2010 "Bacchus welcomes increased funding, warns it's not enough"
- Jan 19, 2010 "Vancouver teachers advised of possible layoffs"
- Nov 25, 2009 "Vancouver trustees and stakeholders send letter to education minister complaining about funding cuts"
- Sept 9, 2009 "Vancouver Board of Education trustees call on provincial government to fully fund public education"
- Aug 27, 2009 "Vancouver trustees upset by cut to Annual Facilities Grant"
- April 30, 2009 "Vancouver Board of Education approves 2009/10 Preliminary Operating and Needs budgets"
- April 2, 2009 "Trustees send letter to parents outlining budget proposals"
- March 3, 2009 "Vancouver Board of Education releases proposals to address $7.12-million funding shortfall"
News stories
Vancouver Board of Education trustees have been quoted in multiple media stories about provincial funding levels for education and the school district's budget challenges. Below is a sampling of those stories.
April 2010
- April 14, 2010 “Special advisor named to control VSB budget” Jonathan Fowlie and Janet Steffenhagen, Vancouver Sun
- April 14, 2010 “School board considers cutting band and strings” Naoibh O'Connor, Vancouver Courier
- April 14, 2010 “Class Notes: Sour notes” Naoibh O'Connor, Vancouver Courier
- April 14, 2010 Editorial Sharon Gregson, Vancouver Sun
- April 14, 2010 “Eliminating school boards a good first step” Jon Ferry, The Province
- April 13, 2010 “School board's annual budget cries childish” Jon Ferry, Vancouver Sun
- April 10, 2010 “Is inclusion on the way to exclusion?” Pete McMartin, Vancouver Sun
- April 9, 2010 “School cuts coming” Jeremy Shepherd, Vancouver Courier
- April 8, 2010 “Speak up for public education” Patti Bacchus, Vancouver Sun
- April 8, 2010 “Vancouver school board faces 'drastic reductions” Jack Keating The Province
- April 8, 2010 “Enrolment drop hurting B.C. schools: minister” CBC News
- April 8, 2010 “Schools hit by financial disaster” Brett Mineer, CKNW
- April 8, 2010 “Vancouver School Board proposes cutting 190 jobs” (video) CTV.ca
- April 8, 2010 “Vancouver School Board announces potential cuts” Evan Kelly, News 1130
- April 8, 2010 “Cupboards bare for schools across B.C.” CTV.ca
- April 7, 2010 “Vancouver board to lay off dozens of staff” Jane Armstrong, Globe and Mail
- April 7, 2010 “No school closures, but 190 jobs on the line” Janet Steffenhagen, Vancouver Sun
- April 7, 2010 "School board sharpens knife on jobs" Naoibh O'Connor, Vancouver Courier
- March 4, 2010 "Teachers approve plan for more time off" Susan Lazaruk, The Province
- March 4, 2010 "Teachers vote for proposal giving them 10 additional days off during school year" Susan Lazaruk, The Province
- March 3, 2010 "Trustees target public money for private school education" Naoibh O'Connor, Vancouver Courier
- March 3, 2010"School districts get funding boost, facilities grant restored" Janet Steffenhagen, Vancouver Sun
- March 3, 2010 "Somewhat relieved, but still concerned" Vancouver/CKNW
- March 3, 2010 "Vancouver teachers support shorter school year" Naoibh O'Connor, Vancouver Courier
- March 1, 2010"B.C. school trustees seek end to private school funding," Naoibh O'Connor, Vancouver Courier
- Jan. 19, 2010 “B.C. teachers face layoffs in funding crunch,” CBC News
- Jan. 19, 2010 “Hundreds of Vancouver teachers facing layoffs,” Andrew Weichel, CTV.ca
- Oct. 21, 2009 “Carbon reporting order staggers school trustees,” Janet Steffenhagen, Vancouver Sun
- Oct. 7, 2009 “Vancouver schools need repairs worth $500 million, report says,” Janet Steffenhagen, Vancouver Sun
- Sept. 10, 2009 “Council, school board protest funding cuts,” Doug Ward and Jonathan Fowlie, Vancouver Sun
- Sept. 9, 2009 "Government cuts grants to parents' school groups,” Janet Steffenhagen, Vancouver Sun
- Sept. 8, 2009 “Vancouver board of education calls emergency meeting over funding crisis,” Janet Steffenhagen, Vancouver Sun
- Sept. 8, 2009“Olympic school program launch coincides with cuts,” Rod Mickleburgh, The Globe and Mail
- Aug. 28, 2009 "B.C. school districts to miss out on maintenance grant,” Janet Steffenhagen, Vancouver Sun
