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Category: Budget

  • TEDNA News Release: TEDNA APPLAUDS PRESIDENT’S FY16 BUDGET FOR EDUCATION

    NEW RELEASE – Tribal Education Departments National Assembly Feb. 2, 2015 TEDNA  APPLAUDS PRESIDENT’S FY16 BUDGET FOR EDUCATION Tribal Education Departments National Assembly (TEDNA) President Wayne Johnson congratulates President Obama on the FY16 Proposed Budget demonstrating his  commitment to self-determination for Indian Education by supporting increased funding for  BIE Schools, Native Youth, and tribal control…

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  • BBNA: Washington teacher, researcher testify on education law

    Here, and an excerpt: SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle elementary school teacher and a University of Washington researcher testified Tuesday before Congress on the federal education law known as No Child Left Behind, as lawmakers consider how to revise the framework for public schools. Rachelle Moore, a first grade teacher at Madrona K-8 School, and…

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  • WP: Administration to seek $1 billion for tribal schools

    Here, from Washington Post. WASHINGTON — The Obama administration says it will ask Congress for $1 billion next year to run schools for Native American children — including millions in new money to help fix crumbling buildings. The request — $150 million more than in this year’s budget — sets aside $58 million in new…

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  • Statement by Assistant Secretary Washburn on FY15 Omnibus Bill Increased Funding for Bureau of Indian Education Reforms

    Here, and an excerpt: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Kevin K. Washburn today issued the following statement regarding the $40 million in additional Bureau of Indian Education (BIE)-related funding in the recently enacted Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2015. . . . . The Consolidated Appropriations Act includes an additional $19,211,000 for school…

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  • Why Tribal Colleges Matter: Our Response to The Hechinger Report

    The American Indian College Fund‘s President and CEO,  Cheryl Crazy Bull, published this important response to the Hechinger Report we previously posted about.   An excerpt from the response: In regard to the article “Tribal colleges give poor return on more than $100 million a year in federal money” in the November 26, 2014 issue of The Hechinger Report which also ran…

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  • USA Today: Young tribal leaders optimistic about Obama initiative

    Here.  An excerpt: The plight of indigenous youth became the central theme of the Dec. 3 White House Tribal Nations Conference, where Obama spoke about visiting the Crow Nation in Montana while campaigning to become president, and his recent visit to the Lakota reservation at Standing Rock, N.D. “I made another promise, that I’d visit…

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