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From VOA's Learning English, this is the Education Report.
這里是美國之音慢速英語教育報(bào)道。

Parents in South Australia's Aboriginal lands may lose some of their financial aid if they do not send their children to school. New rules link school attendance with payments for parents living in poverty.
南澳大利亞原住民地區(qū)的家長可能會失去一些財(cái)政援助，如果他們不送自己的孩子上學(xué)的話。新規(guī)定將學(xué)校出勤率和補(bǔ)貼貧困家長聯(lián)系了起來。

Warren Mundine is Prime Minister Tony Abbott's top advisor on issues concerning Aboriginals, native Australians. He disagrees with connecting school attendance and aid. Instead, he urges the government to find ways to improve attendance without punishing parents.
沃倫?穆丁（Warren Mundine）是托尼?阿博特（Tony Abbott）在澳洲土著問題上的高級顧問。他不贊同將學(xué)校出勤率和援助聯(lián)系起來。相反，他督促政府在不懲罰父母的情況下，想方設(shè)法提高出勤率。

"Now, I know governments find that punitive measures need to happen but I think they're really a last resort."
穆丁說，“我知道政府認(rèn)為必須采取懲罰措施，但我認(rèn)為這是最萬不得已的手段。”

Mr. Mundine says the situation can change if tribal leaders support education.
穆丁表示，如果部落首領(lǐng)支持教育，情況就能有所改觀。

"We need to work with parents and we need to work with communities because we are making a massive cultural change here."
穆丁說，“我們需要同家長合作，同社區(qū)合作，因?yàn)槲覀兪窃谶@里進(jìn)行巨大的文化變革。”

But other officials say they believe the threat of stopping aid will force families to take education more seriously.
但其他官員表示，他們認(rèn)為威脅停止援助將迫使各個(gè)家庭更加重視教育。

In South Australia state, only fifty percent of children stay in school after the age of fifteen. In some areas, as much as ninety percent of Aboriginal children struggle to read and write.
在南澳大利亞州，只有50%的孩子在15歲后繼續(xù)上學(xué)。在一些地區(qū)，高達(dá)90%的原住民兒童讀寫都很費(fèi)勁。

The state government says it has special programs for Aboriginal children. It says students work with their parents and teachers to develop a personal learning plan. The plan is re-examined each year. Local officials also say the public schools provide special workers -- called mentors -- who work individually with Aboriginal students who need extra help.
州政府表示它們有針對原住民兒童的特殊項(xiàng)目，學(xué)生們同家長和老師一起制定個(gè)人學(xué)習(xí)計(jì)劃。該計(jì)劃每年將被重審。當(dāng)?shù)毓賳T還表示，公立學(xué)校提供特殊員工，即所謂的導(dǎo)師，他們單獨(dú)幫助需要額外幫助的原住民兒童。

At year seven, Aboriginal students can join a program called Enter for Success. It helps students deal with the change to high school. The program is designed to improve student attendance at school. The students can choose which high school to attend. School officials say students receive support in reaching the goals on their individual learning plans.
在7年級時(shí)，原住民學(xué)生可以參加一個(gè)被稱為成功融入（Enter for Success）的項(xiàng)目。它會幫助學(xué)生們應(yīng)對高中的變化。該項(xiàng)目的目的是提高學(xué)生出勤率。學(xué)生們可以選擇就讀哪所高中。學(xué)校官員表示，學(xué)生們會獲得實(shí)現(xiàn)他們個(gè)人學(xué)習(xí)計(jì)劃的支持。

The state of Western Australia also has special programs for Aboriginal and other ethnic groups. The state operates a program called Focus Schools. The program centers on basic skills like reading, writing and numbers skills. Sixty-seven of these public Focus Schools serve students in 79 very rural areas. Most are primary schools.
西澳大利亞州也有針對原住民和其它族群的特殊項(xiàng)目。該州管理著一個(gè)被稱為重點(diǎn)學(xué)校（Focus Schools）的項(xiàng)目。該項(xiàng)目聚焦于閱讀、寫作和數(shù)字技能等基本技能。67所這類公立重點(diǎn)學(xué)校服務(wù)于79個(gè)農(nóng)村地區(qū)。其中多數(shù)是小學(xué)。

Some students on the secondary level study with Internet teaching programs. The state's minister for education and child development said the Focus Schools program also includes 118 coaches working with students in 134 schools. About 670,000 indigenous peoples live in Australia.
一些中學(xué)學(xué)生通過互聯(lián)網(wǎng)教學(xué)計(jì)劃學(xué)習(xí)。該州的教育和兒童發(fā)展部長表示，重點(diǎn)學(xué)校項(xiàng)目還包括了118位在134所學(xué)校同學(xué)生們一起合作的教練。大約有67萬土著生活在澳大利亞。

And that's the VOA Learning English Education Report. I'm Catherine Cole.
以上就是本期美國之音慢速英語教育報(bào)道的全部內(nèi)容。我是凱瑟琳?科爾（Catherine Cole）。

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