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The Emergence of a Market-Driven Funding Mechanism in K-12 Education in British Columbia: Creeping Privatization and the Eclipse of Equity
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Fallon, Gerald; Poole, Wendy – Journal of Education Policy, 2014
Since 2002, British Columbia's education system has undergone extensive change following amendments to the "BC School Act" ("Bill 34"). This article presents a critical analysis of policy changes to the K-12 education finance system, particularly the expansion of the legal capacity of school districts to create "'school…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Finance, Privatization
The Emerging Fourth Tier in K-12 Education Finance in British Columbia, Canada: Increasing Privatisation and Implications for Social Justice
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Poole, Wendy; Fallon, Gerald – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2015
This paper examines increasing privatisation of education in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Conceptually, the paper is informed by theories of privatisation and social justice; and methodologically, it uses policy analysis to examine documents and financial records obtained from government departments. The paper critically analyses…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, School Districts, Social Justice, Foreign Countries