--- title: "Where Vancouver's parties stand on schools | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/parties/issues/schools" last_updated: "2026-09-23T06:07:58.937Z" meta: description: "Every Vancouver party's position on schools and student support for the October 17, 2026 election, side by side, each one sourced and dated." "og:description": "Every Vancouver party's position on schools and student support for the October 17, 2026 election, side by side, each one sourced and dated." "og:title": "Where Vancouver's parties stand on schools" "twitter:description": "Every Vancouver party's position on schools and student support for the October 17, 2026 election, side by side, each one sourced and dated." "twitter:title": "Where Vancouver's parties stand on schools" --- SCHOOL BOARD · Vancouver 2026 # Where every party stands on schools 5 of the 11 parties on the October 17 ballot have published something on schools and student support. Here they are side by side, each with its source. [All ten issues ](https://voche.me/parties/compare) [All parties](https://voche.me/parties) **5**Parties with a published position **16**Commitments in total BEFORE YOU COMPARE ## Who actually decides this The Board of Education runs Vancouver public schools, sets catchment boundaries and approves the district budget. Teacher pay and the provincial funding formula are set by the province. Read the commitments below against that. Where a party proposes something the city cannot do on its own, the commitment carries a line naming who holds the power. That is not a criticism of the promise. A council can lobby, fund and argue, and saying so plainly is more useful than pretending the limit does not exist. WHAT THE COMPARISON SHOWS ## Reading this ballot on schools 5 of the 11 parties have published something here, and between them they have made 16 separate commitments. TEAM for a Livable Vancouver has published the most, with 9. Not one of these commitments carries a dollar figure, a count or a percentage. They set a direction, which means there is nothing here to check against a budget later. 4 of the 16 commitments here depend at least partly on a government other than the city. That does not make them empty, but it does change what a council can promise about them. SIDE BY SIDE ## Every published position on schools | Party | Published position | Commitments | | --- | --- | --- | | [TEAM for a Livable Vancouver](https://voche.me/parties/team-for-a-livable-vancouver/platform/schools) | TEAM would end school enrolment lotteries through long-range planning with the city, stop disposing of school land, pause the Microsoft Copilot rollout in secondary schools, and bring back elementary band and strings. | 9 | | [ABC Vancouver](https://voche.me/parties/abc-vancouver/platform/schools) | ABC would fight to keep provincial school tax collected in Vancouver in Vancouver schools, increase classroom teaching assistance, and bring swimming lessons into the school day. | 3 | | [COPE](https://voche.me/parties/cope/platform/schools) | COPE is running four School Board candidates and campaigns on defending public education, with library funding and food programmes alongside. | 2 | | [TrueBlue Vancouver](https://voche.me/parties/trueblue-vancouver/platform/schools) | TrueBlue promotes safe schools with parental involvement and critical thinking. Three of its four ballot entries are for School Board. | 1 | | [Vancouver Liberals](https://voche.me/parties/vancouver-liberals/platform/schools) | The Vancouver Liberals support continuing and evolving the School Liaison Officer programme, which places police officers in schools. | 1 | | [Affordable Housing](https://voche.me/parties/affordable-housing/platform/schools) | *Not yet researched.* | — | | [Bright Future Vancouver](https://voche.me/parties/bright-future-vancouver/platform/schools) | *Not yet researched.* | — | | [Green Party of Vancouver](https://voche.me/parties/green-party-of-vancouver/platform/schools) | *Not yet researched.* | — | | [Independent Parks Party](https://voche.me/parties/independent-parks-party/platform/schools) | *Not yet researched.* | — | | [OneCity](https://voche.me/parties/onecity/platform/schools) | *Not yet researched.* | — | | [Vote Vancouver](https://voche.me/parties/vote-vancouver/platform/schools) | *Not yet researched.* | — | TEAM FOR A LIVABLE VANCOUVER ## End enrolment lotteries and stop selling school land TEAM would end school enrolment lotteries through long-range planning with the city, stop disposing of school land, pause the Microsoft Copilot rollout in secondary schools, and bring back elementary band and strings. - End school enrolment lotteries - Stop disposing of school land - Reverse the Queen Elizabeth Annex sale, Fleming’s field lease and Carleton closure - Pause the Microsoft Copilot rollout in secondary schools [Read all 9 TEAM for a Livable Vancouver commitments, with sources ](https://voche.me/parties/team-for-a-livable-vancouver/platform/schools) ABC VANCOUVER ## Keep Vancouver school tax in Vancouver ABC would fight to keep provincial school tax collected in Vancouver in Vancouver schools, increase classroom teaching assistance, and bring swimming lessons into the school day. - Keep Vancouver school tax in Vancouver - Increase teaching assistance in classrooms - A performance based action committee for families [Read all 3 ABC Vancouver commitments, with sources ](https://voche.me/parties/abc-vancouver/platform/schools) COPE ## Public education, libraries and food programmes COPE is running four School Board candidates and campaigns on defending public education, with library funding and food programmes alongside. - Increase library funding, hours and wages - Defend public education [Read all 2 COPE commitments, with sources ](https://voche.me/parties/cope/platform/schools) TRUEBLUE VANCOUVER ## Safe schools, parental involvement and critical thinking TrueBlue promotes safe schools with parental involvement and critical thinking. Three of its four ballot entries are for School Board. - Safe schools with parental involvement and critical thinking [Read all 1 TrueBlue Vancouver commitment, with sources ](https://voche.me/parties/trueblue-vancouver/platform/schools) VANCOUVER LIBERALS ## Keep the School Liaison Officer programme The Vancouver Liberals support continuing and evolving the School Liaison Officer programme, which places police officers in schools. - Continue and evolve the School Liaison Officer programme [Read all 1 Vancouver Liberals commitment, with sources ](https://voche.me/parties/vancouver-liberals/platform/schools) NOTHING PUBLISHED YET ## 6 parties have published nothing on this A blank records that we looked on the date shown and found nothing on the public record. Some parties are not contesting the race that decides this subject, which is a reason to publish nothing on it. - ### [Affordable Housing](https://voche.me/parties/affordable-housing/platform/schools) Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed September 22, 2026. - ### [Bright Future Vancouver](https://voche.me/parties/bright-future-vancouver/platform/schools) Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed September 22, 2026. - ### [Green Party of Vancouver](https://voche.me/parties/green-party-of-vancouver/platform/schools) Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed September 22, 2026. - ### [Independent Parks Party](https://voche.me/parties/independent-parks-party/platform/schools) Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed September 22, 2026. - ### [OneCity](https://voche.me/parties/onecity/platform/schools) Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed September 22, 2026. - ### [Vote Vancouver](https://voche.me/parties/vote-vancouver/platform/schools) Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed September 22, 2026. ## Compare another issue [Housing](https://voche.me/parties/issues/housing) [Homelessness and drugs](https://voche.me/parties/issues/homelessness) [Public safety](https://voche.me/parties/issues/public-safety) [Transport](https://voche.me/parties/issues/transport) [Parks](https://voche.me/parties/issues/parks) [Taxes and budget](https://voche.me/parties/issues/taxes-and-budget) [Climate](https://voche.me/parties/issues/climate) [Culture](https://voche.me/parties/issues/culture) [Child care](https://voche.me/parties/issues/child-care) ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/sitemap.md) for all pages.