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Positive strides for Central Okanagan Indigenous student equity journey
Publisher: Eagle Valley News
Author: Gerding, Barry
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Posting Date: September 17, 2021
Year Published: 2021
Abstract:
Rise seen in graduation rates, integration of Indigenous culture and history into local schools. At the Sept. 15 Central Okanagan Board of Education meeting, Beaudry delivered the first annual report of the agreement outlining equitable opportunities for the school district’s Indigenous, First Nation, Metis and Inuit K-12 students. The graduation rate for Indigenous students in 2000 was 31 per cent; this past school year, the graduation rate was 84 per cent.
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