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BCTF says Bill 11 rates an F

The provincial government’s new education bill is getting a failing grade from the presidents of local Teachers Associations.

Bill 11 will, among other things, impose new professional development standards for teachers, and rules around how they use their Pro-D days.

Mike Ball, President of the Nanaimo District Teachers Association, says teachers put a lot of effort into professional development.


Louise Herle, President of the Sunshine Coast Teachers Association, says she thinks Bill 11 is more of a distraction technique than anything.


Herle says the underfunding the most critical issue facing education in BC, not how teachers spend Pro-D days.

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BCTF President Jim Iker says “Parts of the legislation like Section 32 will expand the Minister of Education’s power to issue directives to school boards and replace those democratically elected bodies with an appointee if they don’t comply.”

“This is absolutely about the government’s underfunding and 2015 budget that is forcing $54 million more in cuts to school districts. It’s just a matter of time before we see the government order directives to close schools, cut important programs, or force layoffs.”

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