Tag: Barack Obama
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2014 Native Youth Report – Executive Office of the President
Here is the White House 2014 Native Youth Report. An excerpt from the Root Causes of Disparities in Native Educational Attainment: Continued Lack of Genuine Tribal Control: Historically, states that have Indian lands within their geographic boundaries have not been required, or even encouraged, to collaborate with tribes in operating schools. Public education, which serves the vast…
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HUFF POST: The Education System Is Failing Native American Students. Here’s Proof.
Early last month, Barack Obama made his first visit as president to Indian Country, where he announced plans to revamp the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) in an effort to improve the agency’s federally funded Native American schools. Acknowledging a “crisis” in Native American education, Obama proposed giving local tribes more control over education so…
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ICT- Will Indian Country Funding Increase Under Budget Deal?
Here. As the excerpt below shows, there is still a lot of uncertainty until the details are hammered out. It is a macro-level deal that makes recommendations on topline discretionary spending levels for fiscal years 2014 and 2015, so the details of how Indian program funding will be affected have yet to be ironed out…
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High Schools to Compete for $100 Million in New Race to the Top-Style Contest
Here, from EdWeek. Today, the Obama administration will announce details of a $100 million competition for high schools that better prepare students for college and high-tech careers, U.S. Department of Education officials confirmed this morning. Washington Post also has coverage on this here. The government will award up to 40 grants to allow high schools…