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Category: Discussion

  • 2015 NCAI Resolutions

    TEDNA sponsored two resolutions that passed at NCAI’s Annual Convention in San Diego last month.  The first was a resolution calling on the Department of Education to utilize its authority under 20 U.S.C. § 1232g(b)(1)(C) and 34 C.F.R. § 99.31(a)(3)(iii) to exempt tribes and TEAs from FERPA’s advance consent requirement by designating TEAs as the Secretary of…

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  • Lessons Sought on Serving Native American Students

    Here, from Ed Week.  An excerpt: The Council of Chief State School Officers is looking to a small-scale Montana program for help in reversing the fortunes of hundreds of thousands of American Indian children. Despite federal attempts to raise the profile of the challenges that Native American students face, they are often an afterthought, said…

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  • White House Initiative American Indian and Alaska Native Education School Environment Listening Sessions Report

    Here. An excerpt from the Executive Summary: To improve education for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) students, tribal leaders, educators, and Native youth called upon WHIAIANE to collect information on school environment experiences — from teachers, parents, community members, and the students themselves. Tribal leaders and tribal communities wanted members of the initiative to…

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  • 2015 Forum and Workshop Materials

    Here are TEDNA’s 2015 forum and workshop materials.  They will also be stored in the Resources section. TEDNA Annual Meeting and Forum: 2015-10-14 Rosebud Sioux Tribe TEDNA Presentation 2015-10-14 Bowman PhD.Oral Defense TEDNA Presentation 2015-10-14 Sam Morseau TEDNA Presentation 2015-10-14 NARF, Melody MCCOY Tribal Education Codes TEDNA Workshop: Collaborating with Public Schools: STEP NIEA Workshop

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  • Colorado Governor Commissions Study On Indian Mascots in Public Schools

    From Turtle Talk: Executive Order here. Press release here. Link to media coverage here.

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  • Webinar on BIE Reorganization

    Tue, Oct 13, 2015 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM MDT Join NCAI and the Bureau of Indian Education to hear the latest information pertaining to the BIE reorganization efforts. This webinar will be an opportunity for tribal leaders, educators, and other stakeholders to hear about the goals of the BIE reorganization and how the proposed…

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