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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.
EXCLUSIVE: Inside the VSB's MACC Program Revisioning Being Called An "Erosion of Public Trust"
The Vancouver School Board's plan to "revision" the MACC program has become a highly controversial one, sparking both significant and sustained outrage among alumni, parents, and student advocates over the District's disingenuous consultation and casual relationship with the truth.
EXCLUSIVE: The VSB Says They're Revisioning the MACC Program. Alumni and Parent Critics Say They're Destroying It.
Parents, alumni, and experts say the District is taking a sledgehammer to a program essential to the academic and social-emotional well-being of neurodiverse elementary students.