Barry Link, current chair of Langara’s journalism program, said the college’s decision to shutter the program is symptomatic of a wider problem for post-secondary schools in Canada — a drop in revenue after the government cut the number of international students starting in 2024.
When he welcomes participants into Douglas College’s Reboot Plus program for 17-to-24-year-olds without a high school diploma or career path, all Peter Wilkins wants to know is: what do these young people want to be when they grow up? 📝 #bced
The ministry’s action plan hasn’t changed much in schools but is “a rather weak signal that anti-racism is something that is important in education,” said Kerry Cavers, founder and chair of Moms Against Racism.
Katie Hyslop reports for our series on classroom culture. 🍎 #bced
More than eight years after former Chilliwack school trustee Barry Neufeld published his first of dozens of online posts denouncing LGBTQ2S(IA)+ education resources and people themselves, the BC Human Rights Tribunal has ruled Neufeld violated the province’s Human Rights Code. #bced
RE: https://kamloops.social/@local/116146142133264075
Good. Another fascist bigot bites the dust.