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BREAKING: Vancouver School Board Votes to Reinstate the SLO Program
The Vancouver School Board (VSB) voted 5-4 on Monday night to reinstate the School Liaison Officer (SLO) program, a year and a half after it was cancelled.
Sim City: Vancouver’s 2022 Municipal Election
After a heated race and hours of voting, Vancouver and the other 161 municipalities in BC have made a crucial decision about who will lead their municipal governments. The 2022 Vancouver municipal election covered the park board commissioners, city councillors, and school board trustees.
Candidates Questionnaire Week Five: Funding
Welcome to the fifth in a series of weekly articles we’re calling Candidate Questionnaires. Once a week, The Nest sends school board candidates from all six major political parties one or two questions, for their written responses to be published here. Responses are only edited for clarity.
Candidates Questionnaire Week Four: Supporting Students with Diverse Learning Needs
Welcome to the fourth in a series of weekly articles we’re calling Candidate Questionnaires. Once a week, The Nest sends school board candidates from all six major political parties one or two questions, for their written responses to be published here. Responses are only edited for clarity.
Candidates Questionnaire Week Three: Public Consultations and Transparency
Welcome to the third in a series of weekly articles we’re calling Candidate Questionnaires. Once a week, The Nest sends school board candidates from all six major political parties one or two questions, for their written responses to be published here. Responses are only edited for clarity.
Candidates Questionnaire Week Two: School Closures
Welcome to the second in a series of weekly articles we’re calling Candidate Questionnaires. Once a week, The Nest sends school board candidates from all six major political parties one or two questions, for their written responses to be published here. Responses are only edited for clarity.
Candidates Questionnaire Week One: Why They’re Running and What Their Priorities Are
Welcome to the first in a series of weekly articles we’re calling Candidate Questionnaires. Once a week, The Nest sends school board candidates from all six major political parties one or two questions, for their written responses to be published here. Responses are only edited for clarity.
A Quick Guide to the 2022 VSB Election
Your guide to the upcoming municipal election: what the VSB does, who can vote, and how to participate.
BREAKING: VSB Trustees Vote to Close Queen Elizabeth Annex
The Vancouver School Board (‘VSB’) voted 6-3 on Tuesday night to close Queen Elizabeth Annex, a K-3 Early French Immersion school in Vancouver’s West Side.
“Parents Believe That This is Part of a Quid Pro Quo:” The Story of the Queen Elizabeth Annex Closure Consideration
An investigation into a school closure consideration tied to one of the largest issues across municipal and provincial politics, with significant ramifications for the 650,000 residents of British Columbia's largest city.
EDITORIAL | Thames Valley District School Board: A Case Study for the VSB
The Mayor of the Zorra Township put it well when he questioned who was in charge. Is it the people we elect to represent us, or is it the bureaucracy of the district management?
How The VSB's Ending of a Special Education Program May Bring Human Rights Litigation Against the District.
The story of how we got here is a complex one, shaped by failed consultations, constituent outcry, and an information war between a public body and the public.
EDITORIAL: Take Notes, Trustee Candidates
The Griffins’ Nest Editorial Board has compiled a list of items for trustees to take action on, in a non-partisan mandate letter from the almost 20,000 district secondary students, nearly 3,000 of whom will be eligible to vote in this year’s upcoming election.