Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement
The Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA) is an agreement between the Government of Canada and approximately 86,000 Native Canadians who at some point were enrolled as children in the Canadian Indian residential school system, a system which was in place between 1879 and 1996. The IRSSA recognized the damage inflicted by the residential schools and established a $2 billion compensation package for all former IRS students and, in particular, those who had been abused or otherwise harmed. The agreement, announced in 2006, was the largest class action settlement in Canadian history. As of December 2012 a total of $1.62 billion has been paid to 78,750 former students.
Andhra Pradesh Residential School, Kodigenahalli
The Andhra Pradesh Residential School, Kodigenahalli (APRSK), is one of the prestigious and oldest residential schools of Andhra Pradesh state, situated in Anantapur district of India. It was established in the early 1970s by the state government of Andhra Pradesh to provide education in the rural areas of Rayalaseema districts; Anantapur, Chittoor, Kadapa, Kurnool and& Nellore. This is one of the three residential schools that were established in the state by the state government, along with Andhra Pradesh Residential School, Tadikonda and Andhra Pradesh Residential School, Sarvail. Soon after its establishment, the school gained yearly top ten ranking in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) Exams conducted by the Board of Secondary Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh.