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Tag Archives: education
Editor Paul Hillsdon running for School Board
Hey there readers of Civic Surrey! I, Paul Hillsdon, the creator of this site, will be running for Surrey School Board in the November municipal elections. As some of you may know, I ran back in 2008 for City Council … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Election
Tagged bc, education, election, municipal, november, paul hillsdon, school board, surrey
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8 new schools now! Take a stand for education in Surrey
I’m coordinating a rally for Surrey schools this weekend, in partnership with students, parents, teachers, and concerned citizens and I encourage all readers of Civic Surrey to attend. Did you know over 7000 students in Surrey will learn in a … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Whalley
Tagged bc, earl marriott, education, extended day, lord tweedsmuir, overcrowding, portable, rally, school, surrey
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Surrey School District facing $10M in cuts
The Surrey School District’s upcoming 2011/2012 operating budget is facing a $10 million shortfall in funding required to maintain current programming and service levels. As a result, the Board is asking the public what it believes should be cut in … Continue reading
Wither the Surrey Civic Coalition?
Last week, major political news broke when two Surrey Civic Coalition school trustees broke off from the left leaning political party to join the new, non-partisan coalition party Surrey Education First, modelled after Mayor Watts’ Surrey First team on City … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Election, School Board
Tagged bc, board, city council, education, laurie larsen, party, politics, scc, school board, stephanie ryan, surrey, surrey education first, terry allen
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Surrey campus expansion high priority for SFU
Faster than anticipated growth at SFU Surrey, driven by high demand for its unique programs, has led the provincial university to make expansion of its South Fraser campus a high priority in the next few years. The first expansion of … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Post-Secondary Institutions, Whalley
Tagged bc, central city, education, expansion, research, science, sfu, siat, surrey, technology
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Surrey’s score on annual learning index stalls
The Canadian Council of Learning recently released the results of its fifth annual Composite Learning Index survey, revealing that educational improvements across Canada, on average, have stalled. In Surrey, after significant gains in 2007, bringing our score up from 75 … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, School Board, Social Services
Tagged bc, canada, education, index, learning, surrey
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School district HQ construction [pics]
The District Education and Conference Centre, phase 1:
Posted in Development, School Board, Whalley
Tagged district, education, school, sd36, surrey
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