Tracy Sherlock

Former Foster Kids Share Their Visions for the Future | The Tyee National interviews with people who grew up in the child services system call for preventive, compassionate support.

Former Foster Kids Share Their Visions for the Future via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/07...

BC Falls Short After a Child’s Horrific Death | The Tyee An independent watchdog says the government hasn’t made the changes needed to keep kids safe.

BC Falls Short After a Child's Horrific Death via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/07...

How BC Opened Educational Doors to Former Foster Kids | The Tyee This province is a national leader in paying for post-secondary tuition and changing lives.

Something to celebrate. 🌸 Thanks @tracysherlock.bsky.social for this feature on an important program that covers post-secondary tuition for people who have been in foster care. thetyee.ca/News/2025/07...

How BC Opened Educational Doors to Former Foster Kids | The Tyee This province is a national leader in paying for post-secondary tuition and changing lives.

My latest update on #bced about the provincial tuition waiver program for former youth in care thetyee.ca/News/2025/07...

A Class-Action Suit for BC Kids in Care Clears a Hurdle | The Tyee But the effort to win compensation still faces a tough legal battle.

A Class-Action Suit for BC Kids in Care Clears a Hurdle via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/05...

Amidst a US Brain Drain, the Parties Pledge Little for Universities | The Tyee We could be attracting American talent, prof says. Instead, institutions face cuts.

Amidst a US Brain Drain, the Parties Pledge Little for Universities via @thetyee.ca @kehyslop.bsky.social #bced thetyee.ca/News/2025/04...

Column: As the world order shifts, we need to find common ground History shows that economic hardship fuels political division and change.

Common ground has disappeared ~ let’s try to find it www.richmond-news.com/opinion/colu...

Column: Which movie will take home the Oscar? The 2025 Oscars are taking place this Sunday afternoon.

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Former youth in care featured in photo exhibit at VIU – The Discourse. Tarah Dowling’s photo exhibit of former youth in care shows the personal impact of the provincial tuition waiver program.

Former youth in care speak out in photo and audio exhibit ~ #bced thediscourse.ca/nanaimo/form...

Teachers ~ I am thinking about writing on CTF Parachute survey, but want details. Can any of you explain this statistic to me? What's behind it? Increased complexity: 77% of teachers report students’ needs have become “significantly more complex” compared to 5 years ago. #bced

Ontario boosts college and university funding by more than $1.2B, extends freeze on tuition fees | CBC News Organizations that represent Ontario colleges and universities, a prominent higher education expert, and the Opposition NDP all said the new funding isn't enough to solve the sector's long-term fundin...

Note that Ontario has provided its post-secondaries financial support in part to get through the transition caused by federal decision to limit international students. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/....

How One BC College Hopes to Recover from Lost International Students | The Tyee Langara plans a big restructure. Faculty are worried.

How One BC College Hopes to Recover from Lost International Students via @TheTyee Thanks @Kehyslop for covering this important issue! #bced thetyee.ca/News/2024/12...

Column: ‘Brain rot’ an appropriate choice for word of the year The Oxford University Press has named “brain rot” as the Oxford Word of the Year 2024.

Column: ‘Brain rot’ an appropriate choice for word of the year richmond-news.com/opinion/colu... via
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Can Grace Lore Fix the Ministry for Children and Families? | The Tyee It may be the toughest file in BC’s government. The new minister says she’s ready to meet the challenge.

Sorry to hear Grace Lore has cancer and will be taking a leave as children's minister. Here's a profile I wrote of her before the election ~ Can Grace Lore Fix the Ministry for Children and Families? via @thetyee.ca #bcpoli thetyee.ca/News/2024/10...

‘My legs were getting smashed in. My face was burning’ – This is climate breakdown You had to drive through the fire to leave. I remember my heart racing. This is Olivia’s story

Proud to be part of the Climate Disaster Project @climatedisaster.bsky.social to tell important stories like this one: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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