Standardized test results present

According to 2013-14 standardized test results, the majority of First Nations students on reserves in Alberta are failing at reading, writing and math. The statistics were recently published by the federal Department of Aboriginal Affairs. In Alberta, the literacy score was 28 per cent among boys and 36 per cent among girls, while the math score was 21 per cent among boys and 19 per cent among girls. Ontario First Nations students had similar results as Alberta, while Atlantic Canada and Manitoba also struggled. Students who took part in the standardized testing attended schools that have chosen to take part in the First Nation Student Success Program. Under the program, schools receive federal funding for projects they propose and in return must administer standardized tests identical to those used by the provinces. Aboriginal Affairs would not release information on how many schools take part in the program or how many students took the tests in 2013-14.