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Ministry of Education invested $176.85M in Central Okanagan, but still relies on portables
With a fast growing student population, comes a growing pressure on the Central Okanagan School…
School board moving ahead with plans for middle schools in Rutland, Lake Country
KELOWNA – Two new middle schools in the Central Okanagan have received the go ahead…
Province denies responsibility in North Okanagan-Shuswap school lawsuit
NORTH OKANAGAN – The provincial government is denying responsibility after the mother of a North…
Summerland council see substantial savings in operating its own school board
SUMMERLAND – The District of Summerland is hoping their new concept for school administration will…
HELSTON: Province left school trustees to play bad cop before saving the day
'HOW ABOUT JUST REGULAR FUNDING ALL YEAR, EVERY YEAR?' OPINION It’s kind of how things…
Province receives report on School District 83 governance, budgeting practices
SALMON ARM – A special advisor’s report on the inner workings of School District 83…
Roll out of new school curriculum underfunded, say Okanagan teachers’ association
CENTRAL OKANAGAN - Teachers in the Central Okanagan School District are welcoming the new provincial education curriculum but say the province isn’t providing enough money to give it a proper introduction. “It is a huge reform, complete overhaul from stem to stern and teachers have been very involved in the development of this curriculum. Like...
Lots on the table for Central Okanagan school trustees this fall
CENTRAL OKANAGAN - It may be the middle of summer but a new school year is fast approaching for the Central Okanagan School District. School board chair Moyra Baxter says school trustees face a number of pressing issues for the 2015-16 school year, including another probable budget deficit, the transition to a new superintendent of...