HALIFAX — Indigenous children in Nova Scotia are set to learn coding and other digital skills, in an initiative one business leader says he hopes will “open up doors” beyond the reserve for Mi’kmaq students. “First Nations schools are underfunded by about $2,500 per student, compared to students in the rest of Nova Scotia,” Googoo said. “We’re here today to close that gap,” he said, adding that the digital skills and coding Indigenous children will learn will help “bridge that digital gap” and contribute towards reconciliation. Additional CanCode funding announcements are expected in the coming weeks, with one million Canadian students expected to benefit from hands-on digital training. Brison called the federal government’s digital literacy funding a “foundational” investment in Indigenous children and youth that will give them the education to compete and succeed in the digital economy.

Source: National Post January 23, 2018 20:49 UTC