Spending on B.C. public schools rose from $6.2 billion to $7.1 billion, a 15.4 per cent increase.
Education
March 31, 2021
3:43PM
The government has subjected universities to increased regulatory and planning burdens.
February 4, 2021
4:54PM
Only three provinces—B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan—offer government funding for homeschooling.
February 3, 2021
10:59AM
The four western provinces and Quebec provide tuition support to parents who choose independent schools.
January 28, 2021
3:36PM
British Columbia had the lowest proportion of students enrolled in public schools at 86.6 per cent.
September 17, 2020
8:52AM
Independent schools are more willing to try new ways of teaching, organizing and operating.
February 19, 2020
9:11AM
The province's base education budget is scheduled to increase by 2.5 per cent this year.
January 23, 2020
1:43PM
Provinces PISA scores in all three subjects are below the national average.
December 5, 2019
11:57AM
Three years later B.C. has fallen to fourth place in reading, science and math.
April 24, 2019
9:05AM
Between 2006/07 and 2015/16, per-student inflation-adjusted spending on public schools in Ontario increased by 18.5 per cent.
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