Education
There may not be a new Rutland Middle School coming to Kelowna but it might become a bigger school
KELOWNA – After years of unsuccessfully lobbying the provincial government to replace the aging Rutland…
Central Okanagan school district tries to suss out future homeless population
KELOWNA – Grade 8 students may be given a questionnaire about how they feel about…
Vernon’s BX Elementary receives $11.5M investment
VERNON – BX Elementary school in Vernon will be getting an $11.5 million upgrade to…
UBCO program for aboriginal students means no one is turned away
KELOWNA – While aboriginal students may struggle to get their high school diplomas, failing to…
UBCO expects 18,000 students on campus by 2040
KELOWNA – There could be 20,000 people at UBCO by 2040, including 18,000 students. That’s…
All parents of students in school district 22 will pay at least $25 for buses
VERNON – Vernon parents will be charged $25 for each child that takes the school…
Sexual health educator wants parents to talk to their kids about sex ‘today’
KAMLOOPS – We all go through it as kids, and then as parents we have…
Former Kamloops-Thompson School District teacher banned from teaching
VAVENBY — A teacher within the Kamloops-Thompson School District has been barred from teaching after…
Vancouver Career College closing its Kelowna campus
KELOWNA – Vancouver Career College is closing its Kelowna campus after 15 years of operation.…
Schools bursting at the seams as enrollment jumps dramatically
KELOWNA – With about 600 more students this year, the Central Okanagan School District is…
Huge costs loom for province to accommodate growing Central Okanagan student population
KELOWNA – It will cost the province hundreds of millions of dollars to accommodate the…
What is SOGI 123 and why should it matter to you?
An online resource tool made by B.C. educators for teachers across the province is hoping…
Kamloops club needs support to turn McArthur Island Park golf course into nature centre
KAMLOOPS – The Kamloops Naturalist Club wants residents to tell city council to approve a…
B.C. woman files human rights complaint over students being tied together for the day
A B.C. woman has filed a human rights complaint after two students were tied together…
South Okanagan teacher reprimanded for being AWOL at the worst time
PENTICTON – An Okanagan-Skaha School District teacher has found herself in hot water after a…