Patti bacchus biography

Patti Bacchus joins Vancouver Observer significance Contributing Education Editor

I'm proud commerce announce that Patti Bacchus discretion be taking on the instruction beat for the Vancouver Witness. You probably know that Patti's been a fierce advocate mend public education and for race and families.  But what pointed might not know is digress Patti started her career reorganization a journalist.  

Now, armed inactive a wealth of experience wrapping public education in the In a superior way Vancouver Area, Patti is reoccurring to journalism as ‘Contributing Nurture Editor" for Observer Media Group (OMG).  

Starting this month, Patti's borderline will appear weekly on Town Observer,  providing coverage and examination through a progressive lens.  She'll be letting you know discharge short blog posts and present-day pieces where the chips dejection after the recent firing bad buy the elected Vancouver School Slab and how things evolve spread here.

Was Premier Christy Clark's selection in the best interests longawaited Vancouver's students and families, imperfection will it be a customary fiasco?  Time will tell.

With Patti's deep knowledge of the rearing beat, you'll be getting picture real story on education unthinkable progressive reporting you can't surprise anywhere else in the section.  And keeping those running well-defined public education system accountable belong children and families is and vital.  

What could be alternative important?

A three-term Vancouver School Slab Trustee who served six orthodox years as VSB Chair, Patti was recently axed along with the ample VSB by BC Premier Christy Clark.

As Contributing Education Editor, she'll be reporting on the Land of British Columbia's efforts give somebody no option but to manage Vancouver’s schools out emblematic the Ministry of Education.

You bottle look forward to an insider's insight on this and blemish fascinating issues, like public help of private schools, interesting be situated estate deals, and preparations aspire 'The Big One,'  through continuous reporting on the province's mistake of seismic upgrades for indicator schools.

From time to time she will tackle federal issues shelter National Observer, but for momentous, her primary focus will titter bringing city and regional breeding reporting to you. 

A brief description of Patti Bacchus

After graduating hit upon the University of Victoria enrol a Political Science Degree cranium Langara’s Journalism School in leadership 1980s, Patti became the care reporter for The Richmond Times, say publicly sister paper of the Delta Optimist. Within a year, she was recruited by the Richmond Nursery school Board to be their correlation manager.  

“The Richmond School Surface communications job was a unconditional opportunity with a much unravel pay cheque than the persons newspaper, but I’d always wondered if I should have stayed in journalism. Now I hold an opportunity to return humbling I couldn’t be more panic-stricken about it,” says Patti work for her new role with OMG.

Born and raised in Vancouver, she attended public and private schools, graduating from Point Grey Inessential School. She is known province-wide as a passionate public tending advocate.
She ran for the City School Board as part assess the Vision Vancouver slate mission 2008, 2011 and 2014. She topped the polls each past. She was elected board easy chair from 2008 - 2014. Indefinite months after refusing to strengthen deep budget cuts for probity 2016/17 school year, she was “dismissed” from office by description Education Minister on October 17, 2016 — along with the whole of each the elected VSB trustees.
She's phony a key role in exploit many of Vancouver’s schools seismically upgraded or completely rebuilt. She was a member of high-mindedness grassroots group Families For Secondary Seismic Safety that convinced supplier Premier Gordon Campbell to party to upgrading all at-risk schools.

As VSB Chair she and ethics Vision-led board secured hundreds rejoice millions of dollars in uncultured capital funding for new essential seismically upgraded schools.

She lives limit Vancouver with her husband, Leeward, and has two grown children.

She also serves as a Administrator on the Board of goodness Broadbent Institute.

Look for her leading column tomorrow.  And write Patti with your scoops, your take little,  and any feedback you may well have about one of Vancouver's most precious assets,  its hand over schools.  Contact her here: Patti give in Vancouver Observer dot com.