An Open Letter to Members regarding the Kwantlen Student Association
Dear members, At the December 2017 meeting of the Executive Committee, and after much discussion across several meetings, the decision was made to recommend that...
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Finance Committee gets an earful on advanced education accessibility, makes bold recommendations for improvements
Following province-wide consultations, the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services reported that post-secondary education was the second-most discussed topic throughout the verbal, written,...
Budget update demonstrates renewed commitment to PSE
The Budget Update announced today by the BC government demonstrates the government’s commitment to increasing access to post-secondary education. Following the recent announcement to eliminate...
Government to eliminate tuition fees for youth in care
NANAIMO—Students are celebrating the government’s announcement of a fully-funded tuition fee waiver for those who have been in the government care system. Nearly 1,000 youth...
Adult Basic Education made tuition fee-free again
Announcement hailed as victory for students after determined campaign effort VICTORIA—Students are celebrating a major victory today for some of British Columbia’s most impoverished students,...
Throne Speech reverses BC Liberal funding cut to adult basic education
VICTORIA—Among the many promises and commitments in yesterday’s Speech from the Throne was the announcement that that the BC Liberal government would reverse its funding...
Students launch massive “Get Out The Vote” campaign for provincial election
Students in British Columbia have launched a province-wide initiative, titled “Students Are Voting”, to mobilize post-secondary students to vote this May. “Over the next 53...
BC Budget takes steps to ease burden of student debt
Students and their families will finally feel some relief following yesterday’s provincial budget. After years of rising tuition fees and record levels of student debt,...