Agreement to share FSA info with parents
BCTF and BCPSEA have signed an agreement that allows an FSA withdrawal letter, Testing? You bet pamphlet, and a backgrounder on the FSA to be given to parents via students. The agreement settled several outstanding grievances and makes it easier for teachers to inform parents about testing issues.
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...
Education shouldn’t be a debt sentence
University and college students have launched a campaign to reduce tuition fees and improve access to post secondary education. More…
Play Fair!
Flexibility may be good for Olympic athletes, but for sportswear workers "flexibility" means short-term contracts, temp work, no job security and few legal rights. Check out this video. More...
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. More…
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Teacher newsmagazine
The Jan./Feb. 2010 issue is online. More...
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...
Irene Lanzinger as human rights observer
Irene and Larry Kuehn were in Honduras as human rights observers in late November. Teachers have been very active as a part of the resistance to the military coup in the country and several teacher protesters have been killed. Read about their experiences. More...
Pension consultation: What's next?
Input from 8,400 pension plan members on the future of the Inflation Adjustment Account are being collated. Recommendations from the March BCTF AGM will be sent to the Teachers’ Pension Board of Trustees. More...
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