Funding delays for Indigenous education in Alberta are jeopardizing the well-being and academic progress of First Nations students.
An association that represents public school board s in Alberta says federal funding delays are putting the education of Indigenous children at risk and have already led to the layoffs of dozens of educational assistants in central Alberta . Dozens of First Nations students will no longer have educational assistants, following a central Alberta school division's decision to stop paying for the positions. The division says the federal government has yet to approve its May 2024 funding application.
An association that represents public school boards in Alberta says federal funding delays are putting the education of Indigenous children at risk and have already led to the layoffs of dozens of educational assistants in central Alberta. In a letter sent to Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu last week, the Public School Boards' Association of Alberta (PSBAA) said school boards that submitted applications for Jordan's Principle requests in May are still waiting for the federal government to approve them. Jordan's Principle is a legal rule that aims to make sure First Nations children receive the services they need right away. The principle was named after Jordan River Anderson, a boy from Norway House Cree Nation who died in hospital while the provincial and federal governments argued over which was responsible for paying for his home-based care. The PSBAA said in the letter that school boards' applications have been moved to a national review committee, and they have been given no assurance of receiving approvals during the school year. 'I would implore you to take action immediately and given the timing, approve all applications for this academic year,' PSBAA president Dennis MacNeil wrote in the letter. The delay has led to the Wild Rose School Board's decision to lay off 46 educational assistants, who had been working with First Nations students since Septembe
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