A counsellor in every school? An education assistant in every classroom? Thousands of professionals would need to be hired, says B.C. Teachers' Federation.
Seeking re-election on Oct. 19, the B.C. NDP is promising to put a counsellor in every school and an education assistant in every Kindergarten to Grade 3 classroom.
Average annual pay of an EA is about $60,000 and the average pay of a counsellor is about $85,000, making these policies a $170-million commitment. The NDP platform does not specify these costs. But, as noted by the Gifted Children’s Association of BC, “currently in some B.C. school districts the wait list for individualized psych-ed assessments can be a few months to several years long.”
The NDP has increased child-care spaces from 55,662 in 2018 to 148,977 in 2024. But of those spaces, only 15,372 are subsidized at $10/day. Instead, the NDP government has committed to fee reductions at nearly all child-care facilities.
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