October 18, 2010 - The Minister of Education, Culture and Employment Jackson Lafferty was pleased to share news today about its Aboriginal Student Achievement initiative that focuses on increasing the accomplishments of Aboriginal students across the Northwest Territories.

Mr. Speaker, the Department of Education, Culture and Employment is pleased to share news about its Aboriginal Student Achievement initiative that focuses on increasing the accomplishments of Aboriginal students across the Northwest Territories.

YELLOWKNIFE (October 8, 2010) - The first in a series of regional Minister’s meetings on Aboriginal Student Achievement (ASA) met with success in Norman Wells last week. Over the course of three days, Sahtu Aboriginal governments and community representatives, alongside District Education Council (DEC) educators and school principals from each community discussed how to improve Aboriginal students’ academic success with senior staff from the Department of Education, Culture and Employment (ECE).