Module 2 Post #5

I just finished reviewing a document titled Developing a First Nation Education Act: Discussion Guide located on the Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada website.

http://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1355150229225/1355150442776

The 2012 document discusses how improving education is a priority for the government of Canada as well as First Nations. The document discusses how Aborginal students “lag behind non-Aboriginal students in literacy, high school completion and post-secondary graduation rates”.

The purpose of developing an act would be to “provide a framework for achieving better outcomes for students through reform by: creating standards and structures; strengthening governance and accountability; and providing mechanisms for stable, predictable and sustainable funding.”

Definitely worth a read.

Greg Campbell