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Parents, politicos rally in Nanaimo, across B.C. against further cuts to public education

April 13th, 2015 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized

picture 622Rallies were held in Nanaimo and in other cities across British Columbia on Sunday April 12th to protest against plans by the B.C. government to further cut public education funding.

Green Party of Canada leader Elizabeth May and other politicians joined concerned parents in Nanaimo to speak publicly about proposed education cuts.

The province has asked school boards to find a combined $54 million in administrative savings in the next two years, but many school boards have said that those savings could directly affect students. [source: Global News]

We share comments from speakers and interviews with local #FACErallyBC organizers Derek DeGear and Sarah Miller.

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