Category Archives: Abolish School Boards

School Board Concerns Ignored by Ministry of Education

Posted on August 25, 2008 by Tunya Audain

WV parents scoff at ‘farcical’ reading test –  Questions ‘Mickey Mouse’ North Shore News, Feb. 01, 1981 By Susan Cardinal Angry parents and teachers attended a meeting of the West Vancouver School Board Monday to protest a provincially administered reading … Continue reading →

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Parent Volunteers Resent “Scab” Label

Posted on July 31, 2008 by Tunya Audain

Jan 5/83, North Shore News, North Vancouver, BC, Canada (Continuing to archive past education struggles to inform current struggles … ) That was the front page headline of a story by Bill Bell, the story continues …  “Union intimidation”: is … Continue reading →

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Teacher Unions Can Bankrupt School Boards via Legal Challenges

Posted on May 31, 2008 by Tunya Audain

Continuing to add to my online archives about school reform efforts over the last 40 years I found the following letter to the Editor from 1986. Letter of the Day, North Shore News, North Vancouver, BC, Canada, October 19/86 Every … Continue reading →

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School Boards Suspicious of Independent-Minded Parents

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Tunya Audain

Abolishing school boards should lead to parents being the governors of their own individual schools. Yes, like the one-room school house of old. Trustees would be the parents in that school – not a host of “civic-minded” politicians, often teachers … Continue reading →

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Public Education on Trial

Posted on May 16, 2008 by Tunya Audain

At the 1987 Future of Freedom Conference in California we discussed education malpractice. I was involved with pursuing the topic: Public Education on Trial. Below are some excerpts from our brochure:   The world is very much as described in … Continue reading →

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