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The Institute for Public Education BC is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit organization that provides high-quality information and leadership to build a strong public education system for British Columbia’s children, families, and communities.

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IPE BC @publicedbc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Just released- our community engagement research report, Our Hopes and Dreams for Public Education in BC. Thank you to the hundreds of participants who informed this inspiring vision of that well-supported public schools can and should be. #bced #bcpoli instituteforpubliceducation.org/hd-report/
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Our Hopes and Dreams for Public Education in BC – IPE/BC
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IPE BC @publicedbc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Just released- our community engagement research report, Our Hopes and Dreams for Public Education in BC. Thank you to the hundreds of participants who informed this inspiring vision of that well-supported public schools can and should be. #bced #bcpoli instituteforpubliceducation.org/hd-report/
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Our Hopes and Dreams for Public Education in BC – IPE/BC
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IPE BC @publicedbc.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Lessons are being learned... just not the right ones. Our latest blog posts looks at the firing and reinstatement of the Greater Victoria School Board from the perspective of the disturbing lessons it teaches. #bced #bcpoli #PublicEdPublicGood instituteforpubliceducation.org/category/per...
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Andrew Longhurst 🇨🇦 🍉 @alonghurst.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Firing Victoria’s School Board Was an Abuse of Power The provincial government colluded with police on a costly, undemocratic campaign thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
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Firing Victoria’s School Board Was an Abuse of Power | The Tyee
The provincial government colluded with police on a costly, undemocratic campaign.
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IPE BC @publicedbc.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Only four more sleeps until our forum, "Is Public Education at Risk?" We're featuring Justin Fraser, Andrée Gacoin, Shannon DM Moore with moderator Patti Bacchus. We hope you'll join us on April 23rd. #bced #bcpoli #PublicEdPublicGood #cdned instituteforpubliceducation.org/wp-content/u...
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IPE BC @publicedbc.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Thanks very much to @alonghurst.bsky.social and @policyalternatives.ca for this powerful analysis and compelling conclusion. We completely agree- spending public tax dollars on private schools is indefensible. #bced #bcpoli #cdned #PublicEdPublicGood www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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Public funding for B.C.’s private schools is indefensible - CCPA
Public school funding, as a share of GDP, is declining. Why is the provincial government still funding private schools?
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IPE BC @publicedbc.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
We've been asking ourselves, "Is public education at risk?" And, on April 23rd we're hosting a panel presentation/discussion on that very question. We'd love to have you join in. #bced #bcpoli #cdned #PublicEdPublicGood Find our more here: instituteforpubliceducation.org/wp-content/u...
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Steve Cardwell @myphronesis.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Profound sadness and sorrow. instituteforpubliceducation.org/our-hearts-a... @publicedbc.bsky.social
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Our hearts are with Tumbler Ridge – IPE/BC
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IPE BC @publicedbc.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
The elimination of school boards in other provinces is a worrisome trend. To counter it, Patti Bacchus calls on school boards to lead collaboratively, transparently and with authentic community engagement. #bced #bcpoli #cdned #PublicEdPublicGood instituteforpubliceducation.org/b-c-s-school...
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B.C.’s School Boards matter, but only if they act like it – IPE/BC
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IPE BC @publicedbc.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
instituteforpubliceducation.org/b-c-s-school... An important read! School Boards do matter. They are the immediate connection to parents and communities. They should be democratic, transparent and fully engage with their constituents. #bced #vanpoli @pattibacchus.bsky.social
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B.C.’s School Boards matter, but only if they act like it – IPE/BC
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Steve Cardwell @myphronesis.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
An important message to the provincial government. Time to deliver on $10 a day childcare! #bced #bcpoli @publicedbc.bsky.social www.10aday.ca/get_to_work
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Get to Work
Premier Eby wants BC to "get to work" - but we can only do that if there’s enough affordable child care. Parents and grandparents can't work a full day without quality child care in place. BC’s econom...
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IPE BC @publicedbc.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Fun to be sharing the important work of the publicedbc.bsky.social - Institute for Public Education at the BCTLA Teacher-Librarians' Association conference at Gladstone - @bctf.bsky.social #bced.
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IPE BC @publicedbc.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
It's ready, it's online and it's waiting for you. Check out the latest issue of IPE/BC News. instituteforpubliceducation.org/wp-content/u... And, you can sign up to have it delivered right to your inbox next time. instituteforpubliceducation.org/1610-2/ #bced #bcpoli #cdned #PublicEdPublicGood
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Newsletters – IPE/BC
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IPE BC @publicedbc.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Yes, Alberta's teachers and administrators are on strike to secure needed improvements to learning and teaching conditions but they're also standing up to privatization and the deliberate erosion of the public school system. #bced #cdned #bcpoli #PublicEdPublicGood thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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Inside the Right-Wing Attack on Alberta's Public Education | The Tyee
MAGA’s Project 2025 has become a blueprint for undermining Canada’s schools in the name of profit and privilege.
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IPE BC @publicedbc.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
At IPE/BC, we believe that strengthening public education, rather than fracturing it, is the only way to go. A quality, inclusive, accessible and well-supported public school system is in all of our interest. #PublicEdPublicGood #bced #cdned #bcpoli edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
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Opinion: 'Parental rights' threaten to take public education backwards
These groups claim to speak for parents, but they push a vision of parents’ rights that infringes on the rights and well-being of students.
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Steve Cardwell @myphronesis.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
National Truth and Reconciliation Day - Honouring the Past, Healing the Present, Inspiring the Future. @publiced.bsky.social #bced #TRC #vancouver
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IPE BC @publicedbc.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Thanks to IPE/BC Associates Shannon D.M. Moore and Justin Fraser for shining a light on education privatization in BC. Check out the latest publication in our Occasional Paper Series. #bced #bcpoli #PublicEdPublicGood instituteforpubliceducation.org/whats-left-o...
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What’s Left of Public Education When the Left Starts to Leave – IPE/BC
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IPE BC @publicedbc.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
We’re worried about the impact of residential school denialism and the rise of racism/white supremacy on the well-being of Indigenous children and youth. All young people deserve to be nurtured at school and respected in their community. #bced #bcpoli instituteforpubliceducation.org/national-day...
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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – IPE/BC
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IPE BC @publicedbc.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Good news! We need more community based teacher education (and EA training) programs. Learning and teaching in community is the way to go. #bced #BCeducation news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
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New community-based teacher-education programs will increase First Nations K-12 teachers
The Province, in partnership with the First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC) and the Indigenous Adult and Higher Learning Association (IAHLA), is supporting the development of First Nations-led community-based teacher-education programs to address the significant shortage of First Nations teachers in the province.
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IPE BC @publicedbc.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
There is more to do to help kids have access to healthy food at school – let’s do it together. Please join the webinar on Sept 25. instituteforpubliceducation.org/healthy-scho... #bced @bcsta.bsky.social @bctf.bsky.social @chsfcanada.bsky.social @cupebc.bsky.social @civicgovernance.bsky.social
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Healthy school food; Let’s do it together – IPE/BC
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Jennifer Reddy @reddyforchange.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
👎🏾Too many private sessions where the public is not welcome and cannot participate 👎🏾Reduced time for the public or stakeholder groups to comment at meetings 👎🏾Removal of the “personnel committee”, which was the only meeting dedicated to discussing the issues affecting staff 👇🏾
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Jennifer Reddy @reddyforchange.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
👎🏾A complicated process to sign up to speak at meetings 👎🏾Members of the public being discouraged from from speaking on the public record at meetings Join us and hold your school board accountable! Kids, families, teachers, support staff, building service workers, and more deserve our support!
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IPE BC @publicedbc.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Take note! Thanks @reddyforchange.bsky.social #bced #vanpoli
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IPE BC @publicedbc.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Appreciate the opportunity to give input into BC Budget 2026 through the SSCFGS. Comments by the Institute for Public Education (IPEBC) are referenced several times in the report. Now government needs to act on our recommendations. #bced #bcpoli www.leg.bc.ca/parliamentar...
Budget 2026 Consultation
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IPE BC @publicedbc.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Important read. Thank you Anna Geeroms for sharing your story. InclusionBC #bced #bcpoli #inclusion instituteforpubliceducation.org/not-enough-f...
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Not enough funding has cost me everything – IPE/BC
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IPE BC @publicedbc.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
What happens when the funding falls far short of the promise of inclusion? Find out in our latest blog post: "Not enough funding has cost me everything. Why BC's inclusion model is failing and how to fix it." #bced #bcpoli #cdned #PublicEdPublicGood instituteforpubliceducation.org/not-enough-f...
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IPE BC @publicedbc.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Parents, support staff, teachers, administrators, trustees and students have valuable insights on the impact of chronic education underfunding to share. When their reality is denied, it can feel like gaslighting. #bced #bcpoli #PublicEdPublicGood instituteforpubliceducation.org/denying-the-...
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Denying the reality of education underfunding – IPE/BC
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IPE BC @publicedbc.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
School Trustees not alone in sounding the alarm: www.thetyee.ca/News/2025/05... @bcsta.bsky.social @bctf.bsky.social @cupebc.bsky.social #bced #bcpoli
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Is BC’s Education Underfunded and at a ‘Tipping Point’? | The Tyee
Yes, according to the BC School Trustees Association. They’re sounding the alarm.
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IPE BC @publicedbc.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Is BC's Education Underfunded and at a 'Tipping Point'? via @thetyee.ca www.thetyee.ca/News/2025/05...
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Is BC’s Education Underfunded and at a ‘Tipping Point’? | The Tyee
Yes, according to the BC School Trustees Association. They’re sounding the alarm.
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IPE BC @publicedbc.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Too often music education programs are treated as extras and fall victim to budget cuts. Our latest blog post addresses the many benefits of these programs and why our public schools need them. #bced #cdned #bcpoli #PublicEdPublicGood instituteforpubliceducation.org/public-schoo...
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IPE BC @publicedbc.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Wake up call re public school underfunding: vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/05/14/bc-… Good to see the @bcsta.bsky.social advocating for greater public education funding #bced #bcpoli
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IPE BC @publicedbc.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
As school districts grapple with setting budgets, many are dealing with yet another round of cuts. We join with parents/caregivers, students, staff and school communities in calling on gvt. to address the funding gap. #bced #bcpoli #PublicEdPublicGood instituteforpubliceducation.org/calling-on-g...
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IPE BC @publicedbc.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
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Our heartfelt sympathy to all those affected by the horrific tragedy at Lapu Lapu Festival in Vancouver – IPE/BC
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IPE BC @publicedbc.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
We're heartbroken by the horrific incident in Vancouver last night. We know that families, loved ones, friends, and the Filipino community as a whole are dealing with agonizing shock and deep sorrow. We send our deepest condolences, IPE/BC instituteforpubliceducation.org/our-heartfel...
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Our heartfelt sympathy to all those affected by the horrific tragedy at Lapu Lapu Festival in Vancouver – IPE/BC
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IPE BC @publicedbc.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Very disappointing! Cuts to some of our most under-employed workers who serve a great need in our schools. #bced #bcpoli vancouversun.com/news/vancouv...
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'Shocking': Vancouver school bus drivers face pay cut, as district abandons 'living wage' policy
The decision by the Vancouver school district to end the supplement is "shocking and disgraceful," said Anastasia French, manager of Living Wage for Families B.C.
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IPE BC @publicedbc.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Without the funding, the promise of inclusion is broken. Read our latest blog post to see what's needed for the policies on paper to become the reality for students with disabilities and diverse abilities. #bced #bcpoli #PublicEdPublicGood #cdned instituteforpubliceducation.org/beyond-the-g...
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IPE BC @publicedbc.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Excellent and informative newsletter! Sign up for more free publications #bced #bcpoli instituteforpubliceducation.org/wp-content/u...
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IPE BC @publicedbc.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
The latest issue of IPE/News is online and waiting for you. Have a read and find out how to get it delivered directly to your inbox. #bced #cdned #PublicEdPublicGood instituteforpubliceducation.org/wp-content/u...
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IPE BC @publicedbc.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Are school cellphone bans really the way to go? There's new research that casts doubt on this approach. Check out our latest blog post at instituteforpubliceducation.org/new-research... and let us know that you think. #cdned #PublicEdPublicGood #bced
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Steve Cardwell @myphronesis.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Fun to visit with @bctf.bsky.social friends and former colleagues while supporting the @publicedbc.bsky.social info table #bced.
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IPE BC @publicedbc.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
We asked, "Are we making progress on inclusionary practices in BC schools?" And we heard the answer loud and clear. Check out the report on our recent forum and find out what our panelists had to say. #bced #bcpoli #PublicEdPublicGood #cdned instituteforpubliceducation.org/inclusionary...
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Inclusionary practices in BC schools: Are we making progress? – IPE/BC
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Steve Cardwell @myphronesis.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Attended the Vancouver School Board public delegation meeting last night to hear arguments for Trustee Reddy’s motion re more public voice and civic engagement. Apart from 3 presenters (5’ each - difficult process to get on this list), I was the only person in the gallery. Hmmm… #bced #bcpoli
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IPE BC @publicedbc.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Just a friendly reminder of our upcoming forum, "Inclusionary practices in BC schools: Are we making progress?" Please join us in person or online to hear from our panelists and add to the discussion. #bced #cdned #PublicEdPublicGood instituteforpubliceducation.org/we-hope-to-s...
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IPE BC @publicedbc.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
March 4th is Budget Day in BC. We know we're facing uncertain times, but investing in quality, accessible, inclusive public education always makes very good sense. #bced #bcpoli Here's what we're hoping to see- instituteforpubliceducation.org/wp-content/u...
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IPE BC @publicedbc.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Hope to see you there! instituteforpubliceducation.org/we-hope-to-s... #bced
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We hope to see you on March 6th – IPE/BC
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IPE BC @publicedbc.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
www.bctf.ca/news-and-opp... @bctf.bsky.social
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BCTF statement in opposition to the dismissal of the Greater Victoria School Board
Teachers across BC were deeply dismayed at the decision last week by Minister of Education and Child Care Lisa Beare to dismiss the board of trustees of the Greater Victoria School District...
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IPE BC @publicedbc.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Important read: policyalternatives.ca/news-research/… @publicedbc.bsky.social @policyalternatives.bsky.social @pattibacchus.bsky.social #bced #bcpoli
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IPE BC @publicedbc.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Hey school trustees! Join us at High Ground 2025, a governance forum for connecting with progressive local electeds, learning from experts, and participating in skills building workshops addressing key issues our communities face. See you in Vancouver Mar 7-8! @civicgovernance.bsky.social #bced
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IPE BC @publicedbc.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
IPE/BC outlines key education funding priorities for the upcoming provincial budget. #bced #bcpoli instituteforpubliceducation.org/ipe-bc-outline…
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