Australia: $30 Million To Help More Schools Close The Gap

Australia: $30 Million To Help More Schools Close The Gap   The Gillard Government will provide $30 million to improve the attendance and literacy and numeracy results of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in more than 100 schools across the country.   School Education Minister Peter Garrett said the Next Steps program will be managed by the Stronger Smarter Institute at the Queensland University of Technology, and around 7800 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students are...

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