Decline in teachers worries union: Statistics show larger class sizes even with the overall number of students dropping
By Derek Spalding
Nanaimo Daily News
March 22, 2010

Statistics show that teachers and students have been disappearing from the B.C. education system at a disproportionate rate….

"When your expenses go up 3% and your budget increase goes up 1%, you have a deficit; it's not that difficult to see the problem," said Kip Wood, president of the Nanaimo District Teachers' Association.

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