{"id":17689,"date":"2026-01-23T19:17:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T19:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epcaquebec.org\/epca-warmly-congratulates-sonia-lebel-on-her-appointment-as-quebecs-minister-of-education\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T19:17:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T19:17:30","slug":"epca-warmly-congratulates-sonia-lebel-on-her-appointment-as-quebecs-minister-of-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epcaquebec.org\/fr\/epca-warmly-congratulates-sonia-lebel-on-her-appointment-as-quebecs-minister-of-education\/","title":{"rendered":"EPCA warmly congratulates Sonia LeBel on her appointment as Quebec\u2019s Minister of Education.\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"--tcb-applied-color: var$(--tcb-color-1) !important; color: var(--tcb-color-1) !important;\">PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"--tcb-applied-color: var$(--tcb-color-1) !important; color: var(--tcb-color-1) !important;\">Montreal, September 10, 2025 \u2013 The English Parents\u2019 Committee Association (EPCA) warmly congratulates Sonia LeBel on her appointment as Quebec\u2019s Minister of Education.\u201cParents across the province want to see an education system that puts students first. We are eager to meet with Minister LeBel to share the perspectives of English-speaking families and to work together on solutions that ensure every child has the chance to thrive,\u201d said Katherine Korakakis, President of EPCA.EPCA represents parents from English-language school boards across Quebec. At the start of this school year, families have expressed concerns about timely access to services, resources for students with additional needs, and the impact of budget pressures on classrooms. For many, the stability and quality of education are at the forefront of their worries.The association is calling on the new Minister to prioritize the success and well-being of students by reinforcing support services, maintaining qualified staff in schools, and engaging directly with parents as active partners in education.EPCA emphasizes that a smooth transition at the Ministry is essential so that parents and schools can move forward without disruption. The association hopes to meet with Minister LeBel soon to build a strong working relationship focused on student success.EPCA also extends its thanks to outgoing Minister Bernard Drainville for his service and his openness to dialogue with parent representatives during his time in office.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"--tcb-applied-color: var$(--tcb-color-1) !important; color: var(--tcb-color-1) !important;\">\u2013 30 \u2013<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/epcaquebec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-10-PR-Sonia-Label.pdf\" style=\"\" data-width=\"max\" data-height=\"max\" data-toolbar=\"bottom\" data-toolbar-fixed=\"on\">2025-09-10-PR-Sonia-Label<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release Montreal, September 10, 2025 \u2013 The English Parents\u2019 Committee Association (EPCA) warmly congratulates Sonia LeBel on her appointment as Quebec\u2019s Minister of Education.\u201cParents across the province want to see an education system that puts students first. We are eager to meet with Minister LeBel to share the perspectives of English-speaking families [&hellip;]<\/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-17689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/epcaquebec.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17689","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=17689"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/epcaquebec.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17689\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/epcaquebec.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epcaquebec.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epcaquebec.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}