IPE BC

Institute for Public Education BC is committed to public education for the good of all children, families and communities—public education is a public interest

[IPE BC @PublicEdBC]

public education is a public interest

[IPE BC @PublicEdBC]

Today and every other day of the year, we recommit to honoring the survivors and those who didn’t return, pledge to learn their stories, and stand up to those who would threaten the safety and well-being of Indigenous communities. #TRC #bced #bcpoli
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[IPE BC @PublicEdBC]

As we honor survivors and those who didn't return, we're also thinking of the impact of denialism on Indigenous children and youth today. Our latest report addresses the urgent need to decolonize public education.
#bced #bcpoli #reconcilliation #TRC #cdned
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[IPE BC @PublicEdBC]

Thank you to the hundreds and hundreds of participants throughout the province who helped us create this inspiring vision for public education in BC. #bced #bcpoli #PublicEdPublicGood #cdned
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[IPE BC @PublicEdBC]

We hope you'll endorse and share the report, and join us in the next phase of the project, Making Our Hopes and Dreams Come True. #bced #bcpoli #PublicEdPublicGood

[IPE BC @PublicEdBC]

We've just released our community engagement research report, Our Hopes and Dreams for Public Education in BC. Thank you to the hundreds of participants around the province who helped create this inspiring vision.
#bced #bcpoli #PublicEdPublicGood
https://t.co/JG8w9O3opm

[Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus]

We all should be demanding this. Senior Min of Ed bureaucrats conspiring with top cops to convince a cabinet minister to fire a democratically elected board is absolutely unacceptable. https://t.co/1aIIWQSDe8

[Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus]

Good synopsis of what happened in @sd61schools leading up to, and after, @lisabeare decided to fire the elected board. This is as bad as I've been saying all long. Why is no one taking accountability @Dave_Eby? #bcpoli #bced https://t.co/bwTT6qlrih

[IPE BC @PublicEdBC]

Lessons are being learned... just not the right ones.
Our latest blog post looks at the firing and reinstatement of the Greater Victoria School Board from the perspective of the disturbing lessons being learned.
#bced #bcpoli #PublicEdPublicGood
https://t.co/Np9QUjjX7u

[Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus]

Accountability needed.

"No one raises the question of why the ministry and one interest group — the police — set out to undermine and destroy a school board elected by the citizens of Greater Victoria.
"The messages also make Beare look ridiculous."
https://t.co/8N4LXBUuK7

[Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus]

Thank you to the @gvta for posting the documents that were finally produced by @lisabeare's ministry regarding the school board firing scandal. Read and rage. https://t.co/6rFegRb0hH

[IPE BC @PublicEdBC]

Thank you to Paul Willcocks and @TheTyee for this thorough article sharing the behind the details on the firing and eventual reinstatement of the GVSB. To date, the response from government has been woefully inadequate. #bcpoli #bced #PublicEdPublicGood
https://t.co/C7KlpENOVy

[Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus]

I've suspected something like this was going on between senior BC education ministry staff and police officials. Heads should roll. This really stinks. These trustees should be compensated, along with their immediate reinstatement. @Dave_Eby https://t.co/ld6p8Dkgk0

[IPE BC @PublicEdBC]

The Ministry conceded their case today in what the lawyer for the fired school board called a total capitulation.

[IPE BC @PublicEdBC]

We're pleased that the GVSB is being reinstated. But we're also disappointed to learn more about what was going on behind the scenes and the Ministry's failure to release all relevant documents, including concerning texts. #bced #bcpoli #PublicEdPublicGood
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[IPE BC @PublicEdBC]

We're looking forward to being at the @BCCPAC conference this Friday. If you're there, please stop by our outreach table. Time spent talking about public education is always time very well spent.
#bced#bcpoli #PublicEdPublicGood

[IPE BC @PublicEdBC]

Worried that you missed our forum, "Is public education at risk?" Don't fret! You haven't. It's happening tomorrow evening, April 23rd. #bced #cdned #bcpoli #PublicEdPublicGood
Find out all the details here:
https://t.co/AQvgMpylPT

[IPE BC @PublicEdBC]

Only four more sleeps until our forum," Is public education at risk?" We're featuring panelists Justin Fraser, Andrée Gacoin and Shannon DM Moore with moderator Patti Bacchus. Hope to see you on April 23rd.
#bced #bcpoli #PublicEdPublicGood #cdned
https://t.co/AQvgMpylPT

[IPE BC @PublicEdBC]

If a child needs to "earn their way into inclusion", it's not inclusion. The real problem is the dire lack of supports, the chronic underfunding, and the cruel expectation that children with disabilities and diverse needs should prove they belong. #bced #bcpoli #inclusion

[The Breakdown @TheBreakdownAB]

Smith today...

"If a child needs to be removed from a school environment... because they need to learn to self regulate, let's do that too. You can earn your way into inclusion, but you can earn your way out of it too..."

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #abed

[IPE BC @PublicEdBC]

Thanks very much to @a_longhurst and the @ccpa for this powerful analysis. We completely agree- the funding of private schools, including elite private schools, with public tax dollars is completely indefensible. #bced #bcpoli #cdned #PublicEdPublicGood
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[IPE BC @PublicEdBC]

Just a friendly reminder of our upcoming forum, Is Public Education at Risk? We hope you can join us online or in person. #bced #bcpoli #cdned #PublicEdPublicGood
Find all the details here:
https://t.co/AQvgMpylPT