The IPE/BC submission to the 2023 Budget Consultation process calls for a restoration of the percentage of BC Gross Domestic Product allocated to public education. The oft-repeated “highest funding ever” mantra is misleading, at best, as the percentage of BC GDP for K-12 public schools has declined signifantly over the last two decades. IPE/BC is recommending a return to the 2.5% that was allocated in 2002.
You can read the complete submission here.