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IPE/BC Submission to Budget Consultations 2022

IPE/BC has submitted its recommendations for the 2022 provincial budget to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services. In doing so, we focused on the urgent need to place a priority on funding initiatives to support the most vulnerable learners, specifically recommending that the budget include additional funding for:

the inclusion of students with special needs.
access to adequate, nutritious food.
better provisions for health and safety, and
equitable access to technology.

You can read the complete submission here

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IPE/BC Submission for BC’S 2021 Budget Consultation

IPE/BC has submitted its recommendations to BC’s Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services for the upcoming year’s budget. Our submission reflects IPE/BC’s basic values and focuses on the following:

Recognizing that public education is in the public interest and a critical element of our democratic society.
Focusing funding initiatives to support the most vulnerable students.
Avoiding a return to austerity to be able to recover from the damage of previous austerity measures.
Defunding private/independent schools.
Planning to incorporate remedies for the climate crisis in all areas of public education.

You can read the submission here.

We welcome feedback in our efforts to support public education in BC.