10 - Sunday, February 11, 1990 - North Shore News

SCHOOL REFERENDUMS are the way of the future by the provincial government. Brummet says the new fi-
for B.C.’s education system after Education Minister nancing formula will cut taxes and force school boards to
Tony Brummet recently announced a new funding be more accountable. But critics say the formula wil]
scheme. According to the new funding system, school create a built-in disadvantage for students in lower in-
boards will have to hold referendums to get any extra come communitics, making a ‘‘have’’ and ‘‘have not”
money above the ‘“‘basic’’ cost-per-pupi! funds provided | cducation system.

Do you like the new school funding system?

inquiring
reporter

Elizabeth Collings
ee

Glenna Gross H. Frederiksen Roger Agyagos Ruth Bartsch Jani Bathurst

Vancouver West Vancouver West Vancouver North Vancouver West Vancouver

it’s not going to help the ‘I think it’s a very good I'd have to say that all I don’t think the system I don’t think it’s good,
low income communities. idea. The public gets kids should be all equal. will work. I would rather Parents want their kids to
1 just don’t think they'd more involved that way. The government should see the government have the best advantages
get involved (in the refer- keep it the way it is now. tighten the teachers’ possible and the only way
endums), and of course benefits. They’re getting they can do that is

too many benefits. through education.

they'd want less taxes.

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