Many schools, school districts, and provincial education authorities in Canada are collaborating with Indigenous communities to indigenize content and provide progamming to improve Indigenous student success. With a focus on high school achievement in the area of Indigenous education at the cultural interface of Indigenous communities and…

Examines the relationship of moral education and community of commitment (agreements of concept, judgment, practice) on which programs of moral education depend. Examines alternative schooling as a means of moral education. (Author/LC)

The role of the local community in setting moral standards for the public schools and professional standards for Canadian teachers is studied by reviewing some court cases. It is suggested that public school teachers may best protect their human rights by asserting professional status through collective bargaining and peer review. (SLD)