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Kurc and Carolyn Buzdegan


November 30, 1998    
  Vancouver Sun Newspaper Article:


Students are opposed to teacher layoffs

Students are adding their voices to the furious debate about the impending layoffs of 101 Vancouver teachers, a divisive issue that has raised emotions and pitted the school board against the province.
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June 4, 1998    
  Making a long overdue attempt at updating the site.

Sofware Resources
A page for information and Links to sources for Educational Sofware. Any additions / opinions / ideas for this area are accepted and encouraged.
 
     
September 4, 1997    
  Well, we're back to school! Three days into the school year, and it seems like the same old battles are still to be fought. Why do we, as parents of children with extra needs, have to go through the same uncertainty every year! Will our children have any supports? Will their teacher(s) support them being in the class? Will they have any friends from the previous year in the new class?

I'm sure ALL parents go through this process, but now it seems that the media is again throwing a wrinkle into the mess, by printing an article in today's newspaper (Vancouver Sun, Thursday, September 4, 1997: "Special-needs program 'losing support'"). THANKS! Journalism at its finest! The story quotes the B.C. Teachers' Federation president, Kit Krieger, as saying that a recent poll conducted by the federation indicates ".... support for integration by the general public at just 60 per cent...". Because of the recent announcements made regarding funding cuts to the Vancouver School Board and the impact we feel it will make on our family, our school and ultimately our community, we have dedicated our home page to the purpose of gathering information on inclusive education and providing a forum for interested parties to network, educate themselves and respond to this current crisis with a more, hopefully, informed opinion.
 
April 24th, 1997:    
 

Province Newspaper Article:

United front builds to fight cutbacks

Education cutbacks have forged a united front of labor, parents and school personnel that threatens to take its angry message directly to Victoria.
 
     

 
Inclusion Link:

Project CHOICES
The purpose of CHOICES/Early CHOICES is to increase the capacities of school districts and educational personnel to educate and provide supports and services to children and youth with disabilities in the preschool, school, and community environments in which they would participate if not identified as having a disability.




April 23rd, 1997:

Province Newspaper Article:

Furious parents aim outrage at trustees
About 80 parents, kids and laid-off school board workers last night vented their outrage at Vancouver school trustees for axing jobs.



April 20th, 1997

Parent Group Presentation:

VPSI - Vancouver Parents for Successful Inclusion
Presentation of April 9, 1997 to the Vancouver School Board, Finance Committee during public meeting.


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