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British Columbia Teachers' Federation, 2017
The British Columbia Teachers' Federation (BCTF) is pleased to have the opportunity to present its views on priorities for the 2018 provincial budget to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services. The BCTF represents 43,000 members who are teachers and associated professionals in public schools across British Columbia. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Finance, Financial Support, Elementary Secondary Education
British Columbia Teachers' Federation, 2016
The British Columbia Teachers' Federation (BCTF) is pleased to have the opportunity to present its views on priorities for the 2017 provincial budget to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services (the Committee). The BCTF represents 41,000 members who are teachers and associated professionals in public schools across British…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Finance, Financial Support, Elementary Secondary Education
Warren, Paul; Murphy, Patrick – Public Policy Institute of California, 2014
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and the Local Control Funding Formula are introducing major changes to California's K-12 system. Implementation of new curricula and instruction is under way at the district level, but California started its transition relatively late and it has taken a more decentralized approach than most other states.…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Elementary Secondary Education, Funding Formulas, Capacity Building
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Guthrie, Gerard – Australian Journal of Education, 2012
Progressive education has been an article of educational faith in Papua New Guinea during the last 50 years but the best available evidence indicates that major reforms to formalistic curriculum and teaching in primary and secondary classrooms have failed during this period despite large-scale professional, administrative and financial support. In…
Descriptors: Evidence, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, Educational Change