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Back To The Bargaining Table With You

CBC | Posted 05.17.2013 | Canada British Columbia
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B.C. teachers and the province return to the bargaining table in just over a week to attempt to hammer out a new contract. The two parties...

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B.C. School Officials Getting Raises Without Reviews

Jordan Bateman | Posted 04.05.2013 | Canada British Columbia
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Jordan Bateman

School trustees and superintendents may bristle at the suggestion that top education staffers don't deserve pay increases. But how can they defend that position when they fail to evaluate their top employees every year?

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B.C. Teachers Elect New Leader

CBC | Posted 05.18.2013 | Canada British Columbia
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The newly-elected president of the B.C. Teachers' Federation says the province's schools are in need of more librarians, counsellors and special needs...

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'Christy's Goose Is Cooked'

CP | Rebekah Funk, The Canadian Press | Posted 05.16.2013 | Canada British Columbia
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VANCOUVER - The outgoing leader of B.C.’s teachers federation appeared to delight in the prospect of the province's scandal plagued government soon ...

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Should Teachers Wear Their Politics On Their Sleeves?

Danielle S. McLaughlin | Posted 04.07.2013 | Canada Politics
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Danielle S. McLaughlin

What does Yertle the Turtle have in common with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms? Excerpts from both have been banned from appearing on T-shirts in schools -- for being too political. The protesting teachers who were disciplined in Prince Rupert, B.C. apparently wore T-shirts emblazoned on the back with all the words contained in Section 2 of the Charter which guarantees our fundamental freedoms, including freedom of religion, opinion, expression, peaceful assembly, and association. But, is it reasonable for a school board to limit freedom of expression by determining that political expression is unacceptable in school? If it is, how can we teach history, literature, or even science and math?

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Parents Need To Speak Up About How Kids Are Being Taught

Kerry Sauriol | Posted 04.06.2013 | Canada British Columbia
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Kerry Sauriol

There is absolutely no point in agreeing or disagreeing with the premier or the B.C. Teachers' Federation if we the parents don't speak up and have a voice in how our children are being taught in the 21st century. Our school has a large computer centre with its own teacher. I have NO clue what is taught there. The kids bring home printouts about "online safety," but I don't think these courses actually mention things like Facebook or Twitter.

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Minister's Letter Returns To Haunt Him

The Huffington Post B.C. | Posted 01.31.2013 | Canada British Columbia
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B.C.'s education minister complaints when he was a teacher have come back to haunt him as the provincial government looks to finalize a long-term cont...

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B.C. Teachers' Talks Begin With Good News

CP | Camille Bains, The Canadian Press | Posted 03.28.2013 | Canada British Columbia
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VANCOUVER - The head of the B.C. teachers' union says an agreement on how contract talks will be structured with the government's bargaining agent may...

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Will B.C. Teachers Take A 10-Year Deal?

CP | Camille Bains, The Canadian Press | Posted 03.26.2013 | Canada British Columbia
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VANCOUVER - The B.C. government's proposed path to a 10-year contract with teachers is a pre-election political document that aims to strip educators ...

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HOW LONG Is This Teachers' Contract?

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 03.25.2013 | Canada British Columbia
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VANCOUVER - The B.C. government will outline a strategy today of how it will move toward a 10-year contract with the province's teachers and possibly ...

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NDP's Promise On Controversial School Tests

CP | Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press | Posted 03.10.2013 | Canada British Columbia
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VICTORIA - The Opposition New Democrats say an NDP government would get rid of the standardized tests that the teachers' union has fought against for ...

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Lesson Plans Spill On Pipeline Ramifications

CBC | Posted 11.29.2012 | Canada British Columbia
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The B.C. Teachers' Federation is offering new lesson plans that highlight the dangers of the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline. ...

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Acrimonious Labour Dispute Coming To An End?

CP | James Keller, The Canadian Press | Posted 08.29.2012 | Canada Politics
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VANCOUVER - British Columbia's 40,000 public school teachers have voted to accept a new contact, bringing an end to a year-long labour dispute that sa...

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Tentative Deal In BC Teachers’ Dispute

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 08.26.2012 | Canada
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VANCOUVER - The B.C. Teachers’ Federation and the provincial government have reached a tentative agreement covering about 39,000 teachers.In a state...

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Will B.C. Teachers Stage Illegal Strike?

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 05.19.2012 | Canada Politics
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VANCOUVER - Delegates representing British Columbia's 41,000 teachers will decide Tuesday on how aggressively they will resist new education legislati...

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What's Next For B.C. Teachers?

CP | Keven Drews, The Canadian Press | Posted 08.11.2012 | Canada British Columbia
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VANCOUVER - The union representing British Columbia's 41,000 teachers is remaining mum on how it will react to a recently enacted law that has forced ...

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B.C. Teacher Negotiations 'Fatally Flawed': Expert

CP | Camille Bains, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.30.2012 | Canada Politics
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VANCOUVER - The looming teachers strike that threatens to send parents and school officials across British Columbia scrambling as early as next week i...

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B.C. Teachers Talks Off To A Rocky Start As Back-To-School Looms

CP | Posted 10.24.2011 | Canada
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VANCOUVER - Talks to avert a teachers' strike were off to a bumpy start Tuesday when the head of the union declared only a few hours in that negotiati...

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