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Ministers to discuss gaps among aboriginal students
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The Canadian Press
Date: Tuesday Feb. 22, 2011 10:28 AM ET
TORONTO — Improving the success rate of Canada's aboriginal students is on the agenda of the country's education ministers.
The number of aboriginals who hold a university degree is about a third the national average, according to the 2006 census.
Meanwhile, more than twice as many aboriginals never complete high school compared with the general population.
Canada's ministers of education meet in Toronto today and tomorrow to discuss country-wide education issues.
They will discuss provincials moves to keep aboriginal students in classrooms and to bring more First Nations content into curriculums.
The ministers will also discuss how to attract more international students and the results of an international student assessment released last year.
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