California, home to the nation's largest Native population, now has its first accredited tribal college in nearly 30 years.
By 2029, it will be mandatory for all high school students to take courses in Native American history. The reason: California education has failed its first people.
A judge in Montana refused to dismiss a lawsuit Tuesday brought by Native American tribes, parents and students against state education leaders that alleges the state’s unique constitutional ...
Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) recently proposedSenate Bill 2711, titled the Native American Education Opportunity Act. The bill would direct the Bureau of Indian Affairs to reimburse states that fund ...
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Millions of federal dollars are going to Alaska Native organizations and entities across the state and Juneau to fund Alaska Native education projects. The U.S. Department of Education on Friday ...
Topeka Public Schools' Indian Education Program fulfills treaty promises by providing supplemental support to Native American students. The federally funded program advocates for Native students and ...
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The Native Education program at Spokane Public Schools got some good news: graduation rates are up for the third straight year. Last spring, 87% of Native American students graduated, up from 73% in ...
Native American Heritage Month, just concluded, represents an interesting tension for educators. There’s a drive to celebrate culture—and why not, when Native culture is so frequently overlooked or ...
Miranda Lopez remembers when she first learned about local Indigenous activist and athlete Rosalie Fish. Fish, a University of Washington runner from the Cowlitz Tribe, is nationally known for ...
ROCHESTER - Coen Wagner was a digging machine outside Dakota Middle School last Friday. And it was welcomed. The 8-year-old helped plant in the school’s medicine garden last fall — crops that included ...