on a hopeless cause.
They wont help themselves, so lets stop wasting money and spending it on people who WILL appreciate it.
MONEY NOT CLOSING EDUCATION GAP
ABORIGINAL children trail two years behind their classmates in maths and English by the time they finish school, new research shows.
The Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) report shows that
taxpayers spend 38 per cent more to educate Indigenous children,
compared to other students.
Despite the extra funding, many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children fall behind their classmates by Year 3 and never catch up, the study shows.
CIS education research fellow Glenn Fahey called for the appointment of an Indigenous Education Commissioner to advise the federal government.
“By school-leaving age, the average Indigenous Australian student is around twoand-a-half years behind the average non-Indigenous one,’’ he said. “The achievement gap persists despite Indigenous students attracting around 38 per cent more funding.
“But this doesn’t appear to be contributing to greater outcomes.”
The CIS report shows that
Indigenous students are twice as likely as other kids to skip school.
The report found that the average Indigenous student scored 373 points in the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy in Year 3, compared to 436 points for other students.
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