Australian gov't to inject funding for indigenous education

People's Daily Thursday 13th October, 2011

Australian Education Minister Julia Gillard on Monday announced a new multi-million dollar federal government program to improve indigenous education. The government will provide 16.4 million Australian dollars (14 million U.S. dollars) to the Stronger Smarter Learning Communities project, which helps school leaders improve educational outcomes for...

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