CLASS SIZE AND COMPOSITION
Does Class Size Matter
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/finding_common_ground/2013/10/does_class_size_matter.html
Why Supporting Students With Special Needs Benefits Us All
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/lizanne-foster/bc-teachers-strike-special-education_b_5689811.html
TEACHERS
If Students Were Money, And Schools Were Banks, Then Teachers Would Be …
Teaching Is Not A Business
Why Do Teachers Quit
http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2013/10/why-do-teachers-quit/280699/
Are You Sick Of Highly Paid Teachers
http://m.dailykos.com/story/2011/02/22/948224/-Are-you-sick-of-highly-paid-teachers
Data-Driven Instruction and the Practice of Teaching
http://larrycuban.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/data-driven-instruction-and-the-practice-of-teaching/
TEACHER STRIKE
I Will Hold The Line For BC`s Public Education System
Government Website A Strong Arm Tactic Against Teachers: Labour Experts
http://thetyee.ca/News/2014/08/20/Govt-Website-a-Strong-Arm-Tactic-Say-Labour-Experts/
Christy Clark Should Heed BCTF`s Very Reasonable Demands
A Conversation Between BC Parents During Teacher`s Strike
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/pj-sarah-collins/bc-teachers-strike-parents_b_5680626.html
Public Education in British Columbia. Wake Up! Stand Up ! Speak Up!
http://raisingme.hubpages.com/hub/Got-An-Idea
Affordability Zone For BC Education
http://raisingme.hubpages.com/hub/Affordability-Zone-For-BC-Education
http://www.mrtimes.com/opinion/letters/letter-teacher-greedy-for-better-system-1.1258440
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/elisha-bonnis/bc-teachers-strike-2014_b_5545641.html
BC Liberals Are Hoping to Bankrupt the BCTF
http://blogs.theprovince.com/2014/08/25/alex-tsakumis-b-c-liberals-are-hoping-to-bankrupt-the-bctf/
EDUCATION BUDGET
A must watch video on alternatives for funding BC Public Education
CCPA Economist Iglika Ivanova
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIYV4aajS_0
COURT DECISION
A must watch video on E80 and the Teachers Court Case
http://globalnews.ca/video/
E80: what lawyer Joel Bakan has to say
http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2014/09/09/e80-what-lawyer-joel-bakan-has-to-say/
To Safeguard Against Tyranny
http://focusonline.ca/?q=node%2F690
VOUCHER SYSTEM
North Carolina Voucher Decision: The Crucial Details
http://dianeravitch.net/2014/08/21/north-carolina-voucher-decision-the-crucial-details/
PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM
Is LNG Fueling Education in BC
http://raisingme.hubpages.com/hub/Is-LNG-Fueling-Education-In-British-Columbia
The Price I`ll Gladly Pay For My Kids`s Education
Why You Should Support Public Education
A New Era in Education Explained
http://thetyee.ca/News/2013/05/01/BC-Education-Explainer/
Neo-liberalism in British Columbia Education and Teachers’ Union
Resistance
http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ987320.pdf
Dianne Ravitch Interview
http://billmoyers.com/episode/public-schools-for-sale/
26 Amazing Facts About Finland`s Unorthodox Education System
http://www.businessinsider.com/finland-education-school-2011-12
B.C. Today: Labour Conflict or School Reform
http://helesialuke.wordpress.com/2014/08/26/258/
GENERAL
PitchForks are Coming for Us Pluocrats
This was posted by Patti Bacchus, Chair of the Vancouver School Board. Page 5 lists cuts to the system.
http://www.vsb.bc.ca/sites/default/files/14Apr30_restoration%20budget.pdf
This was the article by Elisha Bonnis about how LIF funding how underfunding education is stealing from students with spec needs.
http://m.huffpost.com/ca/entry/5513703?utm_hp_ref=tw
This was a short and funny video on why teachers are angry about contract stripping.
http://m.huffpost.com/ca/entry/5538665?utm_hp_ref=tw
