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Education platforms

Here's what the candidates in Peace River North, and their parties, are promising.

Childcare

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BC Conservatives

  • Fund independent childcare providers to provide $10-a-day childcare spaces

    "Expand $10 a day childcare availability by ending the NDP’s funding bias against independent childcare providers, who are experienced and ready to provide the $10 a day spaces that families need - right now." — conservativebc.ca, retrieved 2024-10-08

  • As more $10-a-day spaces become available, prioritise access for kids who have the fewest alternatives
  • Remove unnecessary regulations on childcare

    "Increase the supply of childcare, everywhere by identifying and fixing unnecessary or unreasonable regulations - by any level of government - that prevent high-quality childcare spaces from opening, whether in home-based childcares, commercial spaces, or in public buildings like schools and rec centers." — conservativebc.ca, retrieved 2024-10-08

  • Review and increase the Affordable Childcare Benefit and BC Family Benefit

    "Provide financial relief for all lower and middle income families. The Affordable Childcare Benefit and BC Family Benefit will be reviewed and increased so families have what they need to look after their kids - whether they prefer childcare outside the house, at home with parents, or with support from family members." — conservativebc.ca, retrieved 2024-10-08

  • Create 24-hour childcare spaces to support shift workers and first responders
  • Support schools to offer childcare programmes
  • Simplify credential conversion for educators, social workers, and teachers to switch to childcare
  • Allow educators to work as Early Childhood Educator assistants during the summer

BC NDP

  • Expand $10-a-day childcare
  • Invest $500M in new accessible, affordable childcare spaces

    "That’s why we’re making a $500 million initial investment to add new desperately needed accessible and affordable child care spaces, initiating a long- term capital plan that will be built with input from families, providers, school districts, municipalities, sector experts and more." — An Action Plan for You, retrieved 2024-10-07

  • Provide affordable before- and after-school care for kids up to the age of 12 in every school district

    "Deliver affordable before- and after-school care for kids up to age 12 across BC. By working with school districts, education assistants, and other trusted staff, we’ll bring costs down for even more families through affordable before- and after-school care in every school district." — An Action Plan for You, retrieved 2024-10-16

K-12 funding

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BC Conservatives

  • Bring funding for independent distributed learning schools into parity with government-run distributed learning

    "Reverse the NDP’s cuts to independent distributed learning schools and establish a pathway to funding parity with government-run distributed learning." — Common Sense Change for British Columbia, retrieved 2024-10-15

We don't have any BC NDP policies on K-12 funding.

K-12 learning needs

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BC Conservatives

  • Restore letter grades for students grades 4-9

    "Restore letter grades for students from Grade 4 through 9, and ensure parents and students in all grades have clarity about educational achievement." — Common Sense Change for British Columbia, retrieved 2024-10-15

  • Restore standardised provincial exams in grades 10 and 12

    "Restore standardized provincial exams in grades 10 and 12, allowing for the consistent measurement of student and school performance." — Common Sense Change for British Columbia, retrieved 2024-10-15

  • Expand access to programmes and supports for academically-gifted students

    "Expand access to programs and supports for academically-gifted students by working with school districts to build on existing successes and identify new opportunities." — Common Sense Change for British Columbia, retrieved 2024-10-15

  • Restore the Transition Program for Gifted Children

    "Restore the Transition Program for Gifted Children, cancelled by Eby earlier this year." — Common Sense Change for British Columbia, retrieved 2024-10-15

  • Restore funding to autism support providers

    "Restore funding to autism support providers, which was cancelled in 4 communities so Eby could “pilot” a radical plan that parents didn’t ask for. Parents know best what kinds of supports their children require, and unlike Eby’s plan, we will never force families into a one-size-fits-all model." — Common Sense Change for British Columbia, retrieved 2024-10-15

  • Speed up development of new independent Inclusive Education Schools

    "Accelerate the development of new independent Inclusive Education Schools which currently cover Autism Spectrum Disorder and other special needs." — Common Sense Change for British Columbia, retrieved 2024-10-15

  • Report more support workers for autism assessments

    "Recruit more support workers to cut down on the 18-24 month assessment wait time under the NDP." — Common Sense Change for British Columbia, retrieved 2024-10-15

BC NDP

  • Increase support for students with learning disabilities

    "Increasing support for kids with learning disabilities and their families by working with teachers to identify kids who are struggling early and support those kids with strategies to learn, as well as expanding services and interventions for kids with dyslexia and other learning differences." — An Action Plan for You, retrieved 2024-10-07

  • Staff each K-3 classroom with an education assistant to support complex needs

    "Increasing support for students in the critical kindergarten to grade 3 years by staffing each classroom with an education assistant to support complex needs, and to support before- and after-school care programs." — An Action Plan for You, retrieved 2024-10-07

K-12 staffing

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We don't have any BC Conservatives policies on K-12 staffing.

BC NDP

  • Create a faster pathway to teacher certification for adults already working on-call in BC schools
  • Provide incentive programmes to attract more teachers to high-need areas
  • Staff each K-3 classroom with an education assistant to support complex needs

    "Increasing support for students in the critical kindergarten to grade 3 years by staffing each classroom with an education assistant to support complex needs, and to support before- and after-school care programs." — An Action Plan for You, retrieved 2024-10-07

LGBTQ+ students

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BC Conservatives

  • Remove lesson plans, seminars, policy guides, curriculum elements, and practices informed by SOGI 123

    "Identify and remove lesson plans, seminars, policy guides, curriculum elements, and practices stemming from SOGI 123." — Common Sense Change for British Columbia, retrieved 2024-10-15

  • Replace the SOGI 123 resource with zero-tolerance anti-bullying programmes

    "Replace SOGI 123 with zero-tolerance anti-bullying programs and supports, which is how SOGI 123 was originally – and falsely – marketed to parents. All students must be genuinely protected from the threat of bullying, and Conservatives will do what it takes to keep kids safe." — Common Sense Change for British Columbia, retrieved 2024-10-15

We don't have any BC NDP policies on LGBTQ+ students.

Post-secondary institutions

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BC Conservatives

  • Direct more post-secondary funding to programmes that prepare students for in-demand jobs

    "Provide students with in-demand skills by directing a greater share of post- secondary funding to programs that prepare students for the in-demand occupations of both today and tomorrow" — Common Sense Change for British Columbia, retrieved 2024-10-15

  • Require universities to protect students from antisemitic harassment and violence on campus to receive provincial funding

    "Link funding for B.C. universities to upholding student safety to hold universities accountable for the safety of all their students, including Jewish students. Provincial funding will be tied directly to ensuring universities protect their students from antisemitic harassment and violence on campus. Institutions that fail to protect students from hate will not receive a penny more of taxpayer money." — Common Sense Change for British Columbia, retrieved 2024-10-15

  • Disallow academic institutions from disciplining students or faculty for expressing viewpoints anywhere, barring criminal hate speech

    "Protect free speech and academic freedom by ensuring that no student or faculty member is institutionally punished for expressing a viewpoint in class, online, on campus, in a publication, or in private life. We must uphold zero tolerance for hate speech as defined by the Criminal Code of Canada, otherwise, free speech is a prerequisite for the free exchange of ideas." — Common Sense Change for British Columbia, retrieved 2024-10-15

  • Expand remote-learning options and evening and weekend classes

    "Enhance flexibility in education delivery by expanding remote learning options, in addition to education during evenings and weekends." — Common Sense Change for British Columbia, retrieved 2024-10-15

We don't have any BC NDP policies on Post-secondary institutions.

School construction and upgrades

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BC Conservatives

  • Revamp the Ministry of Education capital budgeting process

    "Open new schools when families move-in to a neigbourhood, not years later, by revamping the Ministry of Education capital budgeting process. 8 years ago, the NDP itself said that the budgeting model is broken – then did nothing to fix it." — Common Sense Change for British Columbia, retrieved 2024-10-15

  • Work with local governments to expedite approval for new independent schools

    "Work with local government to expedite approval for new independent schools, and ensure adequate land availability and zoning flexibility for all types of schools." — Common Sense Change for British Columbia, retrieved 2024-10-15

  • Support school districts to adopt compact and urban school models

    "Support school districts in the adoption of compact and urban school models, which can provide kids with access to the full range of amenities while reducing land consumption and costs." — Common Sense Change for British Columbia, retrieved 2024-10-15

  • Phase out portables and use modular buildings instead

    "Phase-out portables. Modular classrooms can provide a significantly more attractive, comfortable, and practical environment for learning compared to portables. Where it is not feasible to build a new school, modular buildings will be used to phase-out the widespread use of portables in BC." — Common Sense Change for British Columbia, retrieved 2024-10-15

BC NDP

  • Build more then 20,000 new student spaces at 58 K-12 projects in fast-growing communities

School curriculum

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BC Conservatives

  • Conduct an immediate inquiry into the BC Teachers' Federation regarding teaching materials on the Israel-Palestine conflict

    "Conduct an immediate inquiry into the BC Teachers’ Federation’s role in pushing biased materials that promote one-sided views on the Israel-Palestine conflict. A directive will be issued from the Ministry of Education to cease the use of the current Israel-Palestine teachers guide. There is no place for political indoctrination in our classrooms, and the safety and dignity of Jewish students must be protected at all times." — Common Sense Change for British Columbia, retrieved 2024-10-15

  • Allow independent schools flexibility in non-core curriculum areas

    "Encourage educational innovation by allowing independent schools to have flexibility in non-core curriculum areas while still maintaining consistent standards." — Common Sense Change for British Columbia, retrieved 2024-10-15

  • Remove lesson plans, seminars, policy guides, curriculum elements, and practices informed by SOGI 123

    "Identify and remove lesson plans, seminars, policy guides, curriculum elements, and practices stemming from SOGI 123." — Common Sense Change for British Columbia, retrieved 2024-10-15

  • Ensure ideological neutrality of classroom materials

    "Uplift all kids by ensuring the ideological neutrality of classroom materials, and that kids are made to feel proud about who they are. Education should be about uplifting students into their full potential." — Common Sense Change for British Columbia, retrieved 2024-10-15

  • Issue a Ministry of Education directive to cease the use of the current Israel-Palestine teachers guide

    "A directive will be issued from the Ministry of Education to cease the use of the current Israel-Palestine teachers guide." — Common Sense Change for British Columbia, retrieved 2024-10-15

We don't have any BC NDP policies on School curriculum.

School nutrition

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We don't have any BC Conservatives policies on School nutrition.

BC NDP

  • Expand the school meals programme

    "Expand the school meals program to save families money on groceries and put our kids’ health first – study after study has shown these critical meal programs improve students’ health, learning and outcomes." — An Action Plan for You, retrieved 2024-10-07

Student mental health

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BC Conservatives

  • Mandate that schools immediately inform parents of suicidal intentions by their child

    "Respect parental rights and protect kids by ensuring that parents are immediately informed of suicidal intentions by their child." — Common Sense Change for British Columbia, retrieved 2024-10-15

  • Improve school access to mental health professionals

    "Early mental health interventions in schools, which are vital to improving long- term mental health outcomes in children and adolescents. We will work to ensure schools have improved access to mental health professionals. Investing in mental wellness for our youth is investing in a healthier future." — Common Sense Change for British Columbia, retrieved 2024-10-15

BC NDP

  • Ensure every public school has a mental health counsellor

Trades

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BC Conservatives

  • Invest in more trades training spaces
  • Expand remote-learning options and evening and weekend classes

    "Enhance flexibility in education delivery by expanding remote learning options, in addition to education during evenings and weekends." — Common Sense Change for British Columbia, retrieved 2024-10-15

  • Work with employers to improve the incentive structure for training

BC NDP

  • Double all apprenticeship training and expand introductory training programmes intended to introduce young people to the trades

    "Prepare more young people for the jobs of the future – and the future starts now – by doubling all apprenticeship training and ramping up opportunities for more young people by expanding introductory programs that give them a taste of working in the trades and put them on the path to full, sponsored apprenticeships." — An Action Plan for You, retrieved 2024-10-07



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