Category: Research
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Further Actions on GAO Recommendations Needed to Address Systemic Management Challenges with Indian Education
Here, from the GAO. An excerpt: What GAO Found GAO has reported for several years on how systemic management challenges within the Department of the Interior’s Office of the Assistant Secretary–Indian Affairs (Indian Affairs) continue to hamper efforts to improve Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools. Over the past 10 years, Indian Affairs has undergone…
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Government Accountability Office (GAO): TESTIMONY Indian Affairs: Further Actions on GAO Recommendations Needed to Address Systemic Management Challenges with Indian Education
The BIE is responsible for providing quality education opportunities to Indian students. It currently oversees 185 schools, serving about 41,000 students on or near Indian reservations. Poor student outcomes raise questions about how well BIE is achieving its mission. In September 2013, GAO reported that BIE student performance has been consistently below that of Indian…
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NPR: Why Many Smart, Low-Income Students Don’t Apply To Elite Schools
Here, and an excerpt: Right now, high school seniors across the country are trying hard not to think about what is — or isn’t — coming in the mail. They’re anxiously awaiting acceptance letters (or the opposite) from their top-choice colleges and universities. But this story isn’t about them. It’s about a big group of…
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Ed Week: Cultural Diversity a Critical Consideration for Native Students
Here, and an excerpt: What’s a research concern that we still need answered about early-childhood education? What follows is Susan C. Faircloth’s response to this question. See more responses. Susan C. Faircloth Research suggests that the quality of early-childhood education and care plays a critical role in helping to shape children’s school readiness, as well…
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‘No, Baby, You Will Never, Ever See Your Parents Again’: Suicide Chronicles, Part 3
Part 3 of the Suicide Chronicles from Indian Country Today, here. An excerpt: Defense wins championships. Stay in the game long enough and anything can happen. It’s something that I have to remind myself of—“You’re a dad. Don’t get in a fight; people like to shoot guns nowadays instead of fighting. Wear your seatbelt; Indians…