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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
White, Margaret – British Columbia Teachers' Federation, 2009
This paper reports that the Education Program funding for 2009-2010 in the September 2009 budget update is about $128 million less than the funding allocated in the February 2009 budget announcement. As public-school funding comprises 95% of all Education Program Funding, this will have a significant impact on public education budgets. Instead of…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Public Education, Budgets, Financial Support
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