[EDLING:1374] Aborigine kids let down in classroom (http://theaustralian.com.au report)

[Francis Hult]

Francis Hult (fmhult at dolphin.upenn.edu) has suggested you might be interested in the following http://theaustralian.com.au article: 

Message:  Aborigine kids let down in classroom

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Aborigine kids let down in classroom
24 March 2006
ENGLISH needs to be adequately taught to Aboriginal students to break the cycle of academic failure, chronic absenteeism and low retention rates.
The full story is available at: http://theaustralian.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,18583210%255E2702,00.html