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Download full textWhite, Margaret – British Columbia Teachers' Federation, 2012
The BC Ministry of Education announcement about 2012-13 operating grants estimates includes "new" funding to districts of $11.2 million for vulnerable students, $10.7 million for districts to implement elements of the Education Plan, and $21.8 million to address "districts' differing geographic circumstances." This makes for a total of $43.7…
Descriptors: Grants, Educational Change, Funding Formulas, Declining Enrollment
White, Margaret – British Columbia Teachers' Federation, 2011
A news release by the BC Ministry of Education on December 9, 2011 describes upcoming changes to the funding formula for the 2012-13 Operating Grants and announces increases in CommunityLink funding for 2012-13 and 2013-14. This research report analyzes the potential impact of these changes and compares BC's performance in improving education…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Foreign Countries, Funding Formulas, Research Reports
White, Margaret – British Columbia Teachers' Federation, 2010
In March of each year, the ministry publishes the Operating Grants Manual showing estimated funding allocations for school districts for the upcoming school year. These estimates are based on enrolment projections. On September 30 of the new school year, enrolment is counted and the grants are recalculated based on actual enrolment. The ministry…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Educational Finance, Grants, Research Reports
White, Margaret – British Columbia Teachers' Federation, 2009
The Ministry of Education recently announced the cancellation of the Annual Facility Grant (AFG) for 2009-10, resulting in a loss of $110 million dollars in revenue to school districts. This decision comes after Boards of Education submitted their 2009-10 balanced budgets by June 30, based on expected revenues for the coming school year. Boards of…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Grants, Boards of Education, School Districts
White, Margaret – British Columbia Teachers' Federation, 2009
This paper reports that the Education Program funding for 2009-2010 in the September 2009 budget update is about $128 million less than the funding allocated in the February 2009 budget announcement. As public-school funding comprises 95% of all Education Program Funding, this will have a significant impact on public education budgets. Instead of…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Public Education, Budgets, Financial Support
White, Margaret – British Columbia Teachers' Federation, 2009
A new report by the Centre for Civic Governance of the Columbia Institute sheds light on why districts are struggling to balance their budgets while the Minister of Education claims they received the "highest funding ever." The $122 million increase in the current 2008-09 operating grant fell $15 million short of the $137 million required to cover…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Funding Formulas, Public Education, Costs
