PM Hears Plea to Aid Aboriginal Education – The StarPhoenix

Pm hears plea to aid aboriginal education

BY JOE COUTURE, THE STARPHOENIX MARCH 14, 2012

REGINA — Premier Brad Wall says he has told the prime minister the province wants Ottawa to close a funding gap between students in First Nation schools and those in the provincial system.

After the topic was brought up by the NDP Tuesday during question period, Wall and Education Minister Donna Harpauer both said funding for First Nations schools must increase.

“There’s a huge gap in terms of on-reserve funding for education, which is the responsibility of the national government, and what we fund,” Wall told reporters later.

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