Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
WHEREAS Members of the Legislative Assembly have been receiving letters and other forms of communication from constituents raising concerns about the state of education in the Northwest Territories;
AND WHEREAS these concerns are being expressed by many segments of society, including teachers, education administrators, parents, students and other members of the general public;
AND WHEREAS the concerns being raised relate to issues of decreased funding, increases in the student/teacher ratio, reduction of support for special needs students, violence in schools, lack of educational resource materials, an extremely high turnover rate among teachers and curriculum development, including, but not limited to, the integration of cultural programming;
AND WHEREAS the Legislative Assembly and the government together have the responsibility to ensure that the educational needs of all northerners are being met;
NOW THEREFORE I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Iqaluit, that the topic, State of Education in the Northwest Territories, be moved into Committee of the Whole for consideration.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.