The British Columbia government is doubling up on its efforts to fill the need for French immersion teachers. Education Minister Rob Fleming announced Tuesday his ministry will fund another 37 French teacher education seats for the 2019-20 school year, for a total of 74 seats funded by the province. Enrolment in French immersion is at an all-time high in B.C., with more than 53,000 students or almost 10 per cent of the entire student body. "We estimate we are short somewhere between 100 and 150 French teachers in communities all around the province right now," Lewis said in a statement. "Unfortunately, we haven't been graduating or retaining enough French teachers to keep up with the demand.

Source: CBC News September 19, 2018 02:48 UTC