What it takes to help First Nations children thrive at school

That "children thrive in their early years" is one of the primary targets of the National Closing the Gap agreement, the all-governments initiative to drive improvement in Indigenous well-being. But right now, too many Indigenous kids don't thrive. In the second part of our series on Closing The Gap, Indigenous Affairs reporter Kirstie Wellauer and Stephanie Boltje look at why that is. Subscribe: https://ab.co/3yqPOZ5 Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-23/closing-the-gap-for-first-nations-kids-in-early-education/104126778 Welcome to ABC News In-depth, where you'll find our long-form journalism and other videos to help you understand what's going on in the world around you. Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Get breaking news and livestreams from our ABC News channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/NewsOnABC Like ABC News on Facebook: http://facebook.com/abcnews.au Follow ABC News on Instagram: http://instagram.com/abcnews_au Follow ABC News on Twitter: http://twitter.com/abcnews Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNewsIndepth #ABCNewsAustralia