‘No one-size-fits-all approach’: House committee tackles improving Indigenous graduation rates

‘Self-determination is the key out of this mess,’ said Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu during her March 6 committee appearance.

House Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee members NDP MP Lori Idlout, left, and Liberal MPs Jaime Battiste and Jenica Atwin bring unique first-hand experience to the ongoing study on Indigenous graduation rates and education outcomes. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and screenshot courtesy of ParlVu

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

March 14, 2023

Indigenous students in Canada are graduating high school at rates 34 to 56 percentage points below their non-Indigenous counterparts, but experts and MPs stress “there’s no one-size-fits-all” approach to boosting academic success as part of an ongoing House Indigenous ...

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