Education Policy
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Debility is the design: How engineered scarcity punishes complex children in BC schools
In British Columbia, families are told that public education is inclusive, progressive, and governed by principles of equity. But for thousands of disabled children, school is a place of attrition—where support is delayed…
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What does school funding have to do with collective punishment? Everything.
The phrase collective punishment might conjure images of authoritarian regimes or military retaliation—of innocent people punished for the actions of others, held accountable as a group rather than as individuals with rights, histories, and specific…
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When diagnosis comes too late: autistic girls and BC education outcomes
A new longitudinal study out of British Columbia reveals something many families already know: autistic girls are being overlooked—and the consequences show up all the way through school. Using over 4,000 anonymised student…
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Pennies on the dollar: The real cost of refusing clean air in BC classrooms
Every day parents and students navigate a school environment where polluted air—thick with exhaust, particulates and industrial odours—inflicts physical harm; this post argues that the refusal to install basic filtration represents a systemic,…
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How funding woes have hurt post secondary
Over the past two decades, British Columbia’s universities have seen a steady erosion of stable, predictable provincial appropriations—funding that once underwrote instruction, research and student services—only to be supplanted by revenue streams reliant…
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Make British Columbia the access leader for the world
A strategic investment in post-secondary accessibility, equity, and economic renewal could begin today, if there was the political will. British Columbia’s post-secondary education system is undergoing profound structural upheaval. The collapse of the…
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The buck should stop here: fund BC public education
In Victoria, the mood is often self-congratulatory. The Ministry of Education and Child Care speaks in the language of record investments and national rankings. The graphs show lines climbing; the press releases cite…
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The urgent need to fund public education in British Columbia
Every September, parents across British Columbia watch their children step into classrooms that promise opportunity, inclusion, and growth—and yet, year after year, those promises go unfulfilled when schools lack the resources to meet…