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Glut aside, B.C. offers $$ for students wanting to become teachers
B.C. universities are graduating far more teachers than the system can absorb. Last year, former education minister George Abbott said there were 2,700 to 2,800 teachers looking for work but only 800...
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Top pay in B.C. public school districts
B.C. school districts are required to report each year on executive compensation. These reports must be filed by Dec. 31 for the preceding school year, and the 2011-12 statements are now available...
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Fewer large classes in Vancouver public schools this year
The number of large classes in Vancouver schools is lower this year than it has been for several years. A report to be presented to a board of education committee Tuesday night says only 104...
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Dhak associate Manny Hairan dead; Jujhar Khun-Khun wounded
A gangster linked to the late Sukh Dhak was killed in a targeted north Surrey shooting early Tuesday, while his associate is clinging to life in a Lower Mainland hospital with gunshot wounds. Manjinder...
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Former B.C. school trustee president now Liberal candidate
A former president of the B.C. School Trustees’ Association (BCSTA) will be the Liberal candidate in Fraser Nicola riding for the May provincial election, the party announced Wednesday. Jackie Tegart,...
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Court rules against noncompliant yoga school
B.C. Supreme Court has ordered a yoga teacher training school in Vancouver to obey provincial rules about private school operations or close up shop. The Prana Yoga Teacher College said Wednesday it...
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Nanaimo RCMP arrest man linked to Red Scorpion gang
Nanaimo RCMP arrested a local man with links to the Red Scorpions after finding him in possession of a loaded handgun as well as cocaine, meth and heroin. Const. Gary O’Brien said the 30-year-old...
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Four shot at union party at Richmond banquet hall
What a crazy night in Richmond when a gunman who was apparently invited to a longshoremen’s celebration at the Riverside Banquet Hall opened fire on his fellow workers, wounding four of them. Police...
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Suspect in custody in Richmond shooting: RCMP
A suspect arrested after four men were shot at a Richmond longshoremen’s party remains in custody, but has still not been charged. RCMP Sgt. Peter Thiessen said investigators don’t yet know if the man...
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Law deans protest Trinity Western University’s proposed law school
A story today by my colleague Doug Todd about Canada’s law deans opposing an effort by Trinity Western University (TWU) to open a law school has a familiar ring. The Council of Canadian Law Deans says...
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School project targets New Westminster strip club
Coquitlam students hope to shut down a New Westminster strip club as a class project. The students are taking aim at the Paramount Gentlemen’s Club as part of a Social Justice 12 class at Charles Best...
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Three former B.C. teachers and sex crimes
A retired Coquitlam teacher previously disciplined for professional misconduct has pleaded guilty to the sexual exploitation of two young people a decade ago and administering a drug to one of them....
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Short $7.5-million, Coquitlam school district to cut “stuff, not staff”
News this week that Coquitlam school district is facing a multi-million shortfall this year — similar to what was uncovered last year in New Westminster — came as a surprise. Coquitlam, the province’s...
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Vancouver man charged with attempted murder in Richmond shooting
A 26-year-old Vancouver man known to police has been charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault in connection with a Richmond shooting that injured four people Wednesday night. Sukhdeep Singh...
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Crown appeal in Jarrod Bacon case adjourned indefinitely
A federal Crown appeal of the 12-year cocaine conspiracy sentence handed to Jarrod Bacon was adjourned Friday when the gangster’s lawyer was unavailable. Court of Appeal Chief Justice Lance Finch...
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The echoing call for education reform
“Never have the schools been faced with such a mammoth challenge. . . The educational system must be geared to respond quickly and continuously to the changing needs of the society it serves. “This...
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Tentative deal could improve B.C. teacher bargaining this year
On Friday, I reported about a tentative deal between the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA) and the B.C. Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) that could result in dramatically different...
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New rules for B.C. offshore schools after allegations of grade inflation
The Education Ministry has created new rules for B.C.-certified schools overseas after complaints from teachers about grade inflation, contract violations and superficial inspections. Education...
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Gangster Michael Newman denies role in 2004 slaying; Crown points to...
Accused killer and United Nations gangster Michael Newman claimed in B.C. Supreme Court Tuesday that he took two guns used to murder Marc Rozen in 2004 because he knew they could help him find “the...
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The search for a student information system to replace BCeSIS
The B.C. government has identified 16 companies that it says have the expertise to create a new student information system to replace the unpopular and expensive BC enterprise Student Information...
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