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BC teachers elect new president and Executive Committee

March 10, 2010

Susan Lambert, a teacher-librarian from Burnaby, is the new president of the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation. Lambert, who most recently served as first vice-president, replaces Irene Lanzinger who stepped down after three years as president.  Susan Lambert and the two vice-presidents were all acclaimed. More…

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Education Funding in Crisis
The presentation to the BCTF Annual Meeting on the budget crisis of 2010 is available as PowerPoint. More...

BCTF Distributed Learning Survey
The working conditions of teachers in Distributed Learning have changed with the rapid growth in the number of students in DL. The BCTF and the BC Educators for Distributed Learning PSA invite all DL teachers to take part in a working conditions survey. 
More... PDF file; Acrobat Reader required.

BCTF education funding brief
The BCTF’s brief to the provincial government calls for increasing funding to reflect real increases in costs, maintaining stability, keeping  promises made to school districts about funding, fully funding new requirements or initiatives, and eliminating child poverty. MorePDF file; Acrobat Reader required. 

One test does not fit all
Learn more about the concerns BC teachers have about standardized testing. Watch the BCTF’s latest YouTube video. More...

Schools for Safe Sanctuaries Declaration
Acid attacks on Afghan girls and drive-by shootings of Colombian teachers are examples of violent and political attacks on education. The BCTF Executive Committee endorses the Education International declaration that schools should be safe places for students and teachers to learn and work. More...

 

Fight education cuts! Rally
Join the Build a Better BC Coalition rally on April 10 to stop cuts to public and community services. More... PDF file; Acrobat Reader required.

Teacher newsmagazine
The March 2010 issue is online. More...

Pension consultation report
Following four months of local meetings and analysing over 8,000 survey responses, the report to the 2010 AGM is now online. Read what members had to say about their pension and cost of living indexing into the future. More... PDF file; Acrobat Reader required.

New Teachers' Conference
The 2010 conference will take place on March 26 and 27 at the Radisson hotel in Richmond. Exhibitors' booth applications are now being accepted online. Online conference registration is now available. More...

Living with Balance
A group program has been designed for teachers to help them maintain their physical and mental health and achieve work life balance. Program information, including participating locals and registration, is now available. More...

Investigating our Practices Conference
The UBC/BCTF conference on May 15 at UBC supports teachers' sharing their questions, investigations and understandings about their practice. More...

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