SURREY, B.C. - B.C.'s fastest-growing school district will get four new schools to accommodate expanding enrolment in Surrey and aging buildings in other districts will be upgraded or replaced.Premier Christy Clark says land has been bought for four future schools in Surrey and that a total of nine new schools will be built in B.C.Education … [Read more...]
Surrey schools in dire straits
September 9, 2011 by
The numbers haven't been finalized yet, but the Surrey School District is expecting another year of record growth. Yet, School Board Chair Laura McNally says they're still waiting for the province to cough up cash for new elementary and high schools. McNally says she even spoke to Finance Minister Kevin Falcon last week, who's own riding is … [Read more...]
Tech-savvy schools do away with textbooks
August 30, 2011 by
Out with the old, in with the shiny, new and high-tech. Students at CDI College and Vancouver Career College will be using iPads as their primary learning tool this year, replacing the enormous cost and weight of textbooks that have burdened young scholars for generations. This will be the first and largest rollout of iPads in post-secondary … [Read more...]
