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Scott Compeau – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2023
Within Canada, the need for individuals with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) skills has been well documented. One tactic towards increasing the number of individuals with STEM skills is to focus on the kindergarten to grade 12 (K-12) STEM education stakeholders, who can directly and/or indirectly influence a student's STEM…
Descriptors: Universities, STEM Education, Outreach Programs, Foreign Countries
White, Margaret – British Columbia Teachers' Federation, 2011
A news release by the BC Ministry of Education on December 9, 2011 describes upcoming changes to the funding formula for the 2012-13 Operating Grants and announces increases in CommunityLink funding for 2012-13 and 2013-14. This research report analyzes the potential impact of these changes and compares BC's performance in improving education…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Foreign Countries, Funding Formulas, Research Reports
British Columbia Teachers' Federation, 2012
Students in British Columbia are being shortchanged in comparison to students elsewhere in Canada. The teachers of BC are urgently appealing to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services to recommend to government sufficient increases in education funding to reverse this situation and provide more educational services to BC…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Foreign Countries, Special Needs Students, Second Language Learning
White, Margaret – British Columbia Teachers' Federation, 2009
A new report by the Centre for Civic Governance of the Columbia Institute sheds light on why districts are struggling to balance their budgets while the Minister of Education claims they received the "highest funding ever." The $122 million increase in the current 2008-09 operating grant fell $15 million short of the $137 million…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Funding Formulas, Public Education, Costs