Hopes and Dreams
What are your hopes and dreams for public education in BC? IPE/BC is conducting a community engagement research project and we’d love to hear from you.
Charter for Public Education
In 2003, British Columbians expressed their hopes and dreams to a panel travelling the province working to develop a framework for future decisions about public education. The result of that venture was the Charter for Public Education. We are the stewards of the Charter and this project explores and promotes the relevance of its promises to quality public education in BC today and in the future.
The School Trustee Project
The Trustee Project was created through collaboration between the Institute for Public Education, the Columbia Institute, CUPE BC, and the BCTF. It aims to support elected school trustees across the province working to advance progressive agendas in their districts. The project aims to provide ongoing programs focused on curricula, training, research, and networking, helping trustees implement policies that support K–12 education. The initiative responds to requests from labour-endorsed trustees at the 2023 Columbia Institute High Ground Conference and the BCTF Public Education Conference.
Funding Public Education
This project explores how much funding and how funding is structured to provide a high quality public education system that meets the needs of all children, families and communities in our province.
State of Education in BC
A collection of essays written by IPE/BC Fellows or experts that provide a historical, contextualized view of the current state of public education. Short, easily accessible essays include topics like school finance, curriculum, assessment, technology, special education, and more.
Assessment & Evaluation
Quality assessment and evaluation are essential for quality learning and schooling. This project critiques simplistic approaches to judging the quality of learning and schooling and provides guidance on progressive policies and practices in educational assessment and evaluation.