Protect Public Education Now, a parent group advocating for quality public education in British Columbia, has organized an online petition to the provincial government. It asks that the government commit to using some of the projected surplus in the coming provincial budget to make a start at restoring funding removed from public education over the last several years. The government’s own earlier public consultation process around the budget identified education funding as a high priority.
Please see the petition at the group’s website, ppen.ca, which also has details and a suggested template for a letter writing campaign.
At the PAC general meeting on Wednesday night, we agreed to ask all Hudson parents to consider signing the petition over the next few days — the organizers are hoping for at least 5000 signatures before the budget is released next Tuesday, February 17. If you are so moved, following up with a letter would also be great!