From the BC Liberal Website:
http://www.bcliberals.com/ndp_-_the_real_story/the_real_story_-_education_&_carole_james/
The NDP Record
4-million student days lost to labour disputes.
A one-size-fits-all class size policy that split up siblings. The NDP’s rigid made-in-Victoria policy led to absurd situations where schools could not add one single student to a class that had reached its limit – even if that meant the student was forced to bus across town.
170 elementary schools turned away 750 children from within their catchment areas in 1999. (Source: BC Principals & Vice-Principals Association)
An additional 276 elementary schools admitted that they had been forced to re-organize their schools after the start of the school year to accommodate rigid class size limits, adding further disruption for students.
Under the NDP, there was a ban on parent volunteers in schools.
For all their talk, the NDP actually short-changed the education system. According to who? Carole James.
Quote: “Simply put, there is not enough funding available from the [NDP] provincial government to maintain the current choices of educational programs, classroom services and support services for the existing student population in schools.” – Carole James, Victoria School Board Chair (source: Victoria Times-Colonist, 24 Sept 1999)
Theres no more class helpers all the equipment is run down and the books are old and in taters .The real sad thing though is teachers that have been in the school for years being shuffled out the door because of cut backs .They have changed 22 teachers in the last 2 years in this one school .All the kids used to know them all now it takes them 3/4 of the year to know who the teachers are :? Great for learning eh?
