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Making the Grade part 3: Safe housing, graduate programs should be included, students say
More than 150 students have accessed tuition waivers at the University of British Columbia, but advocates would like to see the program...
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Making the Grade, part 2: Social work student was stunned to find out she could get free tuition
Krystal Desbiens, a fourth-year Bachelor of Social Work student at Vancouver Island University, didn’t know that as a former youth in...
Making the grade: B.C. tuition waiver program made education possible for hundreds of young people
Verukah Poirier, who grew up in government care, is now in law school at the University of British Columbia, and raising her two-year-old...
B.C. schools planning 'near normal' return for fall
Education Minister Jennifer Whiteside announced today that B.C. schools are planning a fully in-person return in September. (Photo: B.C....
BC Teachers call for national period of mourning after children's remains discovered in Kamloops
BC Teachers' Federation president Teri Mooring is calling for a national period of mourning after the discovery of the remains of 215...
School districts may be caught short under new B.C. budget
BC Teachers' Federation president Teri Mooring (BCTF photo) With several Metro Vancouver school districts reporting deficits for next...
Do B.C. schools meet U.S. CDC standards for in-person learning?
The American Centers for Disease Control recently updated their recommendations for schools during the COVID-19 pandemic and the New York...
Getting to know VSB’s new chair Carmen Cho
Carmen Cho was elected chair of the Vancouver School Board in November. (Photo submitted.) The Vancouver School Board’s new chair, Carmen...
Schools get stronger mask mandate, but teachers say it stops short
B.C. Education Minister Jennifer Whiteside announces changes to school safety guidelines, as Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry...
Vancouver parents express ‘serious concern’ with schools plan
This map from the Vancouver School Board's long-range facilities plan shows the capacity utilization of the city's secondary schools, as...
VSB boosts its online learning for secondary students
The Vancouver School Board is adding more structured online learning for secondary students, in response to parent requests. Vancouver...
VSB considers renaming two schools
The Vancouver School Board is considering changing the names of two elementary schools. How would you feel if your school was named for...
New VSB report considers consolidation and updates for old, seismically unsafe schools
This map in the Vancouver School Board's long-term facilities plan shows the capacity utilization of the city's elementary schools. The...
50 covid-19 cases hit one Surrey school before winter break
One Surrey, B.C. school had close to 50 covid-19 cases. Photo: Wikimedia. As students get ready to head back to class this week, news of...
Surrey teachers implore Dr. Henry for mask mandate, smaller classes
This BC Centre for Disease Control map shows the distribution of covid-19 cases throughout Metro Vancouver for December 4-10, 2020....
Three schools in Fraser Health closed due to covid-19
Fraser Health Authority president Dr. Victoria Lee announces a two-week school closure on twitter. (Photo: Screen grab) Three schools in...
As school exposures grow and social gatherings are prohibited, will schools have to close?
B.C. School Covid Tracker, a Facebook group, has counted 518 exposures to covid-19 in B.C. schools since September. (Photo: Vancouver...
'Troubleshooter' will help resolve safety issues in schools
The BCTF's Teri Mooring said in a letter to members that a new LRB ruling is significant. (Photo: BCTF) Health and safety issues in...
Keeping schools open is a priority, but it's not without risks
B.C.'s schools are open for in-person learning, but two have had to close due to covid-19 outbreaks. (Photo: Vancouver School Board.) Why...
BCED this week: Two schools closed and dozens of others face exposures to covid-19
Dr. Bonnie Henry said the surge in covid-19 cases on the weekend was "sobering." (Photo: B.C. government.) Two schools in B.C. have been...
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Tracy Sherlock is a freelance journalist based in Vancouver. She worked as a reporter and editor at the Vancouver Sun until 2017 and served as education beat reporter and books editor. She has also worked in community papers and as a web editor. Tracy has received the Jack Webster Award, B.C.’s top journalism prize, and received a citation of merit for the Michener Award, a national journalism award for public service journalism.
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