Education

Kamloops teachers to strike May 28 as part of BCTF’s rotating job action in contract dispute

May 20, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS — B.C.’s teachers will begin rotating strikes next Monday, May 26. B.C. Teachers Federation president Jim Iker announced today the rotating strikes will continue May [Continue]

Teachers offered six-year term, signing bonus

May 15, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS — Minister of Education Peter Fassbender released the following statement today: “Premier Clark and I have been discussing how we can move forward on our goal for 10 [Continue]

TRU town hall to talk about budget

May 14, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS/ TRU — Members of the Thompson Rivers University community will have a chance to talk about the institution’s budget at a town hall session Thursday, 1 p.m. in [Continue]

SCHOOL BOARD BRIEFS

May 13, 2014 // 0 Comments

Aboriginal students closing academic achievement gap Kamloops-Thompson School District continues to show improvement in the academic performance of aboriginal students [Continue]

School board bans electronic cigarettes

May 13, 2014 // 0 Comments

By MIKE YOUDS Call it vaping, call it smoking, call it what you want, but don’t bring e-cigarettes onto school property. That was the firm decision of Kamloops-Thompson [Continue]

Trustees approve new remuneration policy

May 13, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS — Kamloops-Thomplson School trustees opted Monday night to tie their stipend increases to future employee group salary increases using a weighted formula. Trustees [Continue]