Public School Board looks at Aboriginal Achievement

The Keewatin-Patricia District School Board says its doing what it can

to close the gap between aboriginal students and the rest of their peers

in local schools.

Trustees were presented a couple of reports this week that looked at how

teachers and administration were planning to improve student achievement.

Director of Education Jack McMaster admits aboriginal students continue to

lag behind, but they are working to build bridges that will hopefully pay dividends

in the long term.

McMaster says they are starting to see some improvement in credit  recovery for aboriginal students, but there's still more work that can be done.