Feds announce $1.9 billion for First Nations education
First Nations leaders have expressed caution or disappointment after the Canadian government announced it would invest $1.9 billion into First Nations education over three years.
On Feb. 7, Prime Minister Stephen Harper made the announcement to reform the First Nations K-12 education system through the First Nations Control of First Nations Education Act. It was previously known as the First Nations Education Act, which many First Nations leaders rejected as it did not address funding disparities between First Nations and provincially-run schools.
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