Archive - Jan 13, 2008
Governments need to act now to end child poverty affecting First Nation children
January 13, 2008 - 9:24am | by brianbeatonPoverty Should Top First Ministers’ Agenda
Toronto, 10 Jan 08
Reducing poverty should lead the agenda of today’s First Ministers’ Meeting in Ottawa, says Campaign 2000, the national non-partisan coalition working to end child and family poverty. In an open letter, the coalition urged the First Ministers to use the meeting to take initial steps toward creating a national Poverty Reduction Strategy with targets and timetables.
Failing First Nation people and their children who move off the land into cities
January 13, 2008 - 8:53am | by brianbeatonOne-third of pupils at T.O. native school suspended - All Grade 3s failed literacy test
Chris Wattie And Katie Rook, January 12, 2008
TORONTO - Overlooked amid the coverage this week of a report on violence in Toronto's schools was the story of one of the city's most unfortunate, underperforming schools.