I guess it's "Public Education" be damned.
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"Don Avison, a former deputy minister of education and former board chair for Emily Carr University, has been tasked with suggesting fixes that don’t rely on additional provincial funding."
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me: Students, Insitituions, and previous NDP government reviews have been warning about this for years.

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"Freedom of Information requests obtained by student advocates showed that Wright was warning the province as early as 2023 about the dangers of colleges and universities relying on international student tuition — and that further increasing international enrolment wouldn’t solve financial issues."

"In its submission to Avison, the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators said the undermining of B.C.’s resource economy by U.S. tariffs makes having a robust system of post-secondary education outside the Lower Mainland even more vital.

It said public post-secondary institutions are “widening access, stabilizing households, and giving people the tools to stand on their own two feet.”"

https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/long-awaited-review-of-post-secondary-financial-crisis-due-at-end-of-month-12178929

#bcpoli #education #publiceducation #postsecondary #viu