Category: Consultation
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Interior Announces $1.2 Million to Be Awarded to Tribes to Take Control, Operate Their Bureau of Indian Education-Funded Schools
Here is the press release. An excerpt: “Increasing tribal control over BIE-funded schools not only promotes tribal self-determination, but also provides greater tribal discretion in determining what American Indian children should learn, increasing accountability throughout the school system,” Secretary Jewell said. “With school management authority, these communities will have more power to create lessons with…
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Department of Education Consultation on Native Youth Initiative- Oct. 23 Webinar
The Department of Education will conduct a tribal consultation webinar on Thursday, October 23, 2014 and in person Wednesday, October 29, 2014 on the discretionary grant option for FY 2015 that would fund culturally-relevant, place-based strategies that are designed to improve the educational and life outcomes for children and youth in tribal communities. Recognizing the…
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REGISTER for the upcoming White House Listening Tour
The goal of this first-ever school environment listening tour is to hear from students, schools and communities on ways to better meet the unique educational and culturally-related academic needs of Native American students. The listening sessions are focusing on school environment – bullying, student discipline and offensive imagery and symbolism. WHIAIANE will gather feedback during…
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U.S. Department of Education Launches First-Ever School Environment Listening Tour for Native American Students
Here, from the Dep’t of Ed. Tour stops set for Wisconsin, Michigan, Oklahoma, New York, California, Alaska, and Washington state. Event 1 Who : William Mendoza, executive director of the White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education What: Listening session with education practitioners, tribal leaders, students and families, school personnel, local community…