{"id":17687,"date":"2026-01-23T19:17:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T19:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epcaquebec.org\/parents-react-to-the-finalized-education-budget-rules\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T19:17:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T19:17:30","slug":"parents-react-to-the-finalized-education-budget-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epcaquebec.org\/fr\/parents-react-to-the-finalized-education-budget-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Parents React to the Finalized Education Budget Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"

Montreal, July 16, 2025 \u2014 Following the release of the final budget rules for the education sector, the English Parents Committee Association (EPCA) and the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration des comit\u00e9s de parents du Qu\u00e9bec (FCPQ) are urging the Quebec government and the entire education network to go further to ensure students\u2019 access to essential educational services are never compromised. While the budgetary outlook is less dire than expected, both organizations stress: our children deserve better.\u201cIt is unacceptable that our children\u2019s future continues to be put at risk in the name of balancing budgets. Educational services are not a luxury \u2014 they are essential.\u201d added Katherine Korakakis, President of EPCA.\u00a0\u00bbOur children’s education, their success and well-being must come before balancing the budget.\u00a0\u00bb indicates M\u00e9lanie Laviolette, President of the FCPQ.In recent years, students in Quebec have faced constant disruptions: the COVID-19 pandemic led to learning and developmental setbacks, followed by prolonged school closures due to strikes. A recovery plan had been launched, but funding for key support measures, including tutoring and free summer school, was discontinued last year, raising serious concerns among parents and educators.Back in March 2025, parents were already voicing fears about the slowing pace of educational investment in the provincial budget. Today, FCPQ and EPCA are reiterating their call for the government to demonstrate that education is truly its top priority \u2014 and to ensure that student success doesn\u2019t depend on shifting political will.Both organizations are perplexed by the government’s continued denial that the earlier versions of the budget rules signaled cuts, even as stakeholders across the education network spent weeks scrambling to understand how to maintain services.Throughout the summer, both FCPQ and EPCA will remain active, monitoring developments, maintaining dialogue with partners, and supporting their member parent committees.One thing is clear: parents will not stand by as their children\u2019s success, well-being, and future are jeopardized. Their voices will be heard; education must be the priority.<\/span><\/p>\n

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About the English Parent Committee Association (EPCA)EPCA is a coalition of parent committees from Quebec\u2019s English-language school boards. As the official voice of the English-speaking public school parent community, it represents nearly 100,000 students and advocates on their behalf to the Ministry of Education and throughout the education system.About the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration des comit\u00e9s de parents du Qu\u00e9bec (FCPQ)The FCPQ represents parent committees from more than 90% of Quebec\u2019s school service centres. For over 50 years, it has supported dedicated volunteer parents working to strengthen parental involvement in public elementary and secondary schools to ensure quality education for all children.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Montreal, July 16, 2025 \u2014 Following the release of the final budget rules for the education sector, the English Parents Committee Association (EPCA) and the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration des comit\u00e9s de parents du Qu\u00e9bec (FCPQ) are urging the Quebec government and the entire education network to go further to ensure students\u2019 access to essential educational services are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/epcaquebec.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/epcaquebec.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/epcaquebec.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epcaquebec.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epcaquebec.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17687"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/epcaquebec.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17687\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/epcaquebec.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epcaquebec.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epcaquebec.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}