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New report by research institute BC Policy Solutions calls for greater funding for higher education in British Columbia. It highlights the cuts to staffing and programs that have happened recently and warns that treating education as a commodity funded by student debt deepens inequalities:

"The post-secondary sector performs particularly poorly for low-income, racialized, Indigenous and first-generation students."

#education #studentdebt #bcpoli #postsecondary

https://bcpolicy.ca/2026/06/09/post-secondary/#post-secondary-as-public-infrastructure

Rebuilding post-secondary education as public infrastructure in BC (or how we fix the predictable failures of marketization)

British Columbia’s public post-secondary education system is facing its worst funding crisis in history. This report captures a critical moment in time for BC’s public post-secondary education sector. It traces the historical throughlines and outlines a path forward that reclaims post-secondary educ

BC Policy Solutions

Global News Jun 1

Alberta government announces investment of more than $1 billion in student aid
More than $1 billion has been invested by the Alberta government for post-secondary education student aid ahead of June 3rd applications.
#Canada #Education #AlbertaStudentAid #Funding
https://globalnews.ca/news/11877033/alberta-government-investment-more-than-1b-student-aid/

Global News Canada Jun 1

Alberta government announces investment of more than $1 billion in student aid
More than $1 billion has been invested by the Alberta government for post-secondary education student aid ahead of June 3rd applications.
#Canada #Education #AlbertaStudentAid #Funding
https://globalnews.ca/news/11877033/alberta-government-investment-more-than-1b-student-aid/

Global News Edmonton Jun 1

Alberta government announces investment of more than $1 billion in student aid
More than $1 billion has been invested by the Alberta government for post-secondary education student aid ahead of June 3rd applications.
#Canada #Education #AlbertaStudentAid #Funding
https://globalnews.ca/news/11877033/alberta-government-investment-more-than-1b-student-aid/

Global News Calgary Jun 1

Alberta government announces investment of more than $1 billion in student aid
More than $1 billion has been invested by the Alberta government for post-secondary education student aid ahead of June 3rd applications.
#Canada #Education #AlbertaStudentAid #Funding
https://globalnews.ca/news/11877033/alberta-government-investment-more-than-1b-student-aid/

Global News Lethbridge Jun 1

Alberta government announces investment of more than $1 billion in student aid
More than $1 billion has been invested by the Alberta government for post-secondary education student aid ahead of June 3rd applications.
#Canada #Education #AlbertaStudentAid #Funding
https://globalnews.ca/news/11877033/alberta-government-investment-more-than-1b-student-aid/

🍃Carkner🥺Jun 1

well done, Trudeau government, Carney government, Eby government, Legault government, Ford government, Smith government... 🙄
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/economics/2026/06/01/nearly-all-canadian-universities-fall-in-global-rankings/

#postsecondary #austerity #cdnpoli #canpoli

Nearly all Canadian universities fall in global rankings

Nearly all Canadian universities dropped in the latest CWUR Global 2000 rankings as research performance weakened amid tougher global competition. The rankings also show growing gains by Chinese universities while U.S. schools continue to dominate the top tier.

BNN Bloomberg

CBC North May 31

Fort Smith teen excited to graduate from high school, one year after his father
Grad season is well underway in Fort Smith. Mohammad Ibrahim will cross the stage as he finishes high school and prepares to go on to post secondary. The 17-year-old is finishing his diploma a year after his father did.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/fort-smith-teen-excited-to-graduate-from-high-school-one-year-after-his-father-9.7214581?cmp=rss