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Adult Basic Education made tuition fee-free again
BC Federation of Students
Aug 08, 2017
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VICTORIA—Students are celebrating a major victory today for some of British Columbia’s most impoverished students, with the BC government announcement that tuition fees will be eliminated for all adult basic education (ABE) and English as a second language (ESL) courses.
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Students launch massive “Get Out The Vote” campaign for provincial election
BC Federation of Students
Mar 16, 2017
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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 days we will be reaching out to tens of thousands of college and university students.”
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BC Budget takes steps to ease burden of student debt
BC Federation of Students
Feb 22, 2017
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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, Budget 2017 announces a reduction in interest charged on student loans.
“Students are pleased that the government listen to their call, and has taken this important step towards mitigating student debt.”