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The Delta school board stands by everything it’s done to advocate for increased funding for the education system. Chair Laura Dixon defended the board’s record during public submissions Tuesday on the upcoming budget in response to a suggestion by teachers it should
be doing more. Delta Teachers’ Association president Paul Steer, the first speaker, said the B.C. School Trustees Association has been advocating for better resources and funding, so Delta should add to the call. “Your own representative body, the BCSTA, has done as much, so it is incumbent upon you not to remain silent and to add your
individual and collective voices in support of public education, this very essential part of the government’s realm of responsibility,” Steer said. He said teachers are urging the board to adopt a policy of “constructive adversarial engagement” against the government’s policies. Steer said the district should also begin planning now to integrate the recent B.C. Supreme
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Court ruling in favour of teachers, ordering the restoration of previous class size and composition limits. Dixon was quick to respond, saying through the BCSTA the Delta board has participated in issues regarding public education. She also said through a provincial council she spoke directly to the See EDUCATION page 3
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