Be encouraged!

August 31, 2010

Even as he and fellow citizens of New Orleans mark the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Michael Molina’s upbeat message to the adults and children who suffered the catastrophe is: “Be encouraged!”  

Despite the “shock doctrine” style takeover of New Orleans public schools, the spirit of community and dedication to quality public education remains encouragingly resilient, said Molina, a teacher, Yale-educated lawyer, award-winning rapper and founder of New Roots, a program for youth displaced by Katrina. More... 

Teacher leaders get training to tackle new school year

August 13, 2010

Before heading back to school in September, over 500 teachers from all over British Columbia will head to UBC from August 18-21 for the annual BCTF Summer Leadership Conference. Workshops will cover a broad range of topics including full-day Kindergarten, international solidarity, employment equity for Aboriginal educators, best practices in technology education, violence prevention, grievance handling, and collective bargaining for the future. More... 

Poll shows teachers deeply concerned about government's direction

June 16, 2010

A new poll commissioned by the BC Teachers’ Federation, and conducted by Viewpoints Research, shows an overwhelming majority of teachers believe the provincial government is on the wrong track when it comes to its education policies and funding decisions. The poll also shows teachers believe the government’s class-size and class-composition legislation has actually made learning conditions worse. More…