Funding for Success: Post-Secondary Education in BC (Consolidated Brief Series)

A timely series that aims to inform and guide BC’s review of post-secondary funding. Explore the core principles, evidence, and values that we believe should be prioritized in the review process.

Universities play a direct role in driving social change and economic innovation and developing skills to meet workforce demands. As the province undertakes a review of post-secondary funding, there’s an opportunity to build on the successful legacy of BC’s education sector and support its evolution to meet present-day challenges.

We’ve identified five core principles that we believe should take priority during the funding model review:

1. Keep public education public
2. Ensure equity of access
3. Maintain a commitment to knowledge
4. Create financial stability (reciprocal accountability)
5. Protect institutional autonomy

Our brief series explores these core principles, along with relevant evidence and specific policy recommendations. It comprises six briefs:

1. Meet BC’s Research Universities
2. An Overview of BC’s Post-Secondary Education Funding
3. Revenue & Expenditures at BC’s Research Universities
4. Performance Indicators in Post-Secondary Education
5. Recommendations for BC’s Post-Secondary Funding Model

“We approach this review from a perspective of potential. One in which we reflect on the values we hold for the future of post-secondary education in BC, while recognizing the incredible human infrastructure that supports the system.”

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