More education assistants and school counsellors were big-ticket promises by BC New Democrats in the last election campaign. But as the Opposition highlighted this week, the government isn’t on track to meet either.
“It’s been two years since this government promised an educational assistant in every kindergarten through Grade 3 classroom,” Opposition Conservative house leader Á’a:líya Warbus said Monday during question period.
“Since then, we’ve seen school districts like Surrey be forced to let education assistants go, instead of hiring them.”
Warbus wanted to know when the government actually plans to hit its election goal.
But answers were not forthcoming from Education Minister Lisa Beare.
“We know that this
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