Archive - Jan 9, 2008

Addressing low literacy rates requires adequate financial and human resources in First Nations

The story below and the report from Statistics Canada clearly demonstrates the results of under funding for First Nations education and community support systems. Dealing with the results of this lack of funding for First Nations and their schools by putting more money into adult literacy is required but by avoiding the real challenge of adequately funding First Nation education, this literacy issue will just continue to grow in the future ...