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Stop closure of outstation learning centres in the Northern Territory
Published by Andrish Saint-Clare on Feb 16, 2009
Target: Federal and NT Governments
Region: Australia
Background (Preamble):
The NT and Federal Governments have withdrawn support for having small schools or what are known as 'outstation learning centres' in the homelands/outstations.
This will inevitably have a worsening effect on Indigenous education, which is woefully problematic already.
Education which is delivered by dedicated teachers and which is relevant to the survival of outstation businesses, organisations and members is vital to a healthy Indigenous society in the remote regions.
This is just another unexamined ploy to force people back into overcrowded and dysfunctional communities under the guise of economic rationalism/expediency.
This will inevitably have a worsening effect on Indigenous education, which is woefully problematic already.
Education which is delivered by dedicated teachers and which is relevant to the survival of outstation businesses, organisations and members is vital to a healthy Indigenous society in the remote regions.
This is just another unexamined ploy to force people back into overcrowded and dysfunctional communities under the guise of economic rationalism/expediency.
Petition:
We, the undersigned, call on the Northern Territory and Federal Governments to stop the closure of outstation learning centres in the Northern Territory.
The Stop closure of outstation learning centres in the Northern Territory petition to Federal and NT Governments was written by Andrish Saint-Clare and is in the category Education at GoPetition. Contact author here. Petition tags: indigenous, education, outstations, homelands
