Budget
Budgets are moral documents. Every funding decision reveals whose needs are prioritised, whose suffering is normalised, and whose futures are made negotiable. This tag traces how austerity, underfunding, and strategic omissions shape the daily lives of students and educators in British Columbia. It examines the silent violence of unmet needs—the staffing cuts, the waitlists, the lack of classroom support—and asks how long we are willing to starve a system before we admit that the cost is borne by children.
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The problem with the appeals process
When something goes wrong at school—when a child is excluded, harmed, or unsupported—families are told to “work it out with the school first.” That sounds reasonable on paper. But in practice, it’s vague, unstructured, and often retraumatising. I’ve gone through the Vancouver School Board (VSB) appeals process more times that I’d wish upon anyone. Here’s…
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Report highlights barriers to inclusion in Vancouver Schools
he Inclusive Education Working Group (IEWG) has released an important new report, Advocating for Equity: A Caregiver-led Examination of Inclusive Education in Vancouver Public Schools, shedding light on the systemic challenges faced by students with disabilities in Vancouver schools. The 2023–2024 school year was marked by critical shortages in both resource teachers and educational assistants,…