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The good and bad for education in BC Budget

A mixed bag for K to 12 education in this week’s government budget.

This from Kootenay-Columbia Board Chair Darrel Ganzert.

He says it’s very good news districts aren’t on the hook for any of the recent teacher contract settlement.

And while he’s happy to see a big boost to the learning improvement fund for teachers that appears to be off-set by a call to cut administration.

Ganzert says administration includes senior management, principals and vice-principals,and some CUPE managers.

But he adds it’s too to say what areas would be impacted.

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