A new Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives report highlights the barriers facing Indigenous and racialized students in Manitoba. The report summarizes the results of a study following 27 alumni of a Community Education Development Association Pathways to Education program as they navigated applying to and entering postsecondary education. The report identified four key barriers faced by participants: financial hardship, intergenerational trauma, difficulty navigating the postsecondary system, and institutional racism. To remove these barriers, the report suggested several measures including increased financial and housing supports, increased educational support beyond high school, mental health services, and decolonization of postsecondary education.
