2 —- Friday, October 4, 1241 - North Shore News

“SOCRED CLAIMS
Claim #1 “No government in Canada spends as
much of its budget on education as we

do right here in B.C.”
(Socred candidate ad)

| Claim #2 ‘The pupil-teacher ratio has been
reduced over the last five years.’
(Minister of Education brochure)

Claim #3 “Funding for Education during the
1991-92 school year has been increased
by more than eight per cent.’

(Minister of Education brochure)

ANOTHER
SOCRED SCANDAL |

Government brochures and Social Credit | |
candidate ads try to tell you that B.C. is first
in Canada in supporting its schools.

WRONG

Here is the data they aren't
telling you about.

THE REAL STORY

#1 B.C. ranks LAST in Canada on measures of
public school funding: ~
© LAST as a percentage of personal income
° LAST as a percentage of Gross Provincial -
-Product ei
® LAST as a percentage of total provincial and
municipal budgets aoe ”

(Source: Statistics Canada, 1991-92, Advance Statistics of Education). -

Class sizes and support services still have not ~ J
recovered from the cutbacks started by Social *j
Credit in 1983. They are in worse shape than
they were 10 years ago. .

So where is the money?

® Per pupil funding to school boards increased
only 3.6% for 1991-92 ' ee

¢ Meanwhile, government funding. for. private -
schools increased at 10 times the rate of .
public school board operating budgets from
1982-1991.

(Sources: Ministry of Education figures, North Vancouver School Board figures
Ministry of Finance figures)

Education is a valuable investment in the future..
Our chiidren deserve better than iast place.
ON OCTOBER 17 — MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION.