Publications
Responsiveness of Provincial Funding to Cost Pressures in BC School Districts
BC school districts are facing growing financial pressures because the cost of delivering K-12 programs is rising faster than provincial funding. This report highlights the drivers of financial pressure, the implications for programs, and the need for proactive planning and communication.
BCASBO Paper for the Funding Review Panel
For more than a decade, the emphasis with education funding has been on affordability and overall per pupil funding rather than on what services are needed to serve students and the cost of those services. This has resulted in annual adjustments to the Funding Allocation System without transparency, without an understanding of the impact on services and without consideration for the amount of resources needed to meet expected student outcomes.
BCASBO has prepared a discussion paper on the BC K-12 Funding Model Review that it submitted to the Independent Review Panel in April 2018.