Tag: BIE Schools

• Federally Run Schools for Native American Children Are Worst in America. Here’s How to Fix That.

  An excerpt: Congress could soon find itself with a chance to radically improve the lives of thousands of children currently trapped in crumbling and failing schools now that Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has proposed the Native American Educational Opportunity Act. The proposal would enable children attending Bureau of Indian Education-funded schools to access education savings…

  March 25, 2016

  Article

  BIE Funded Schools, BIE Schools, Bureau of Indian Education, Education Savings Account, GAO, Native American Educational Opportunity Act, Native American Improvement Act of 2001

• S. 2468: Safe Academic Facilities and Environments for Tribal Youth (SAFETY) Act

  Senator Tester (MT), ranking member on the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and Sen. Cantwell (WA) introduced a bill on January 27, 2016 specifically geared to address the abysmal conditions of schools run on reservations. The bill would require the Bureau of Indian Education and the Office of Management and Budget to develop a 10…

  February 17, 2016

  Politics

  BIE Schools, Impact Aid, s 2468, Safe Academic Facilities and Environments for Tribal Youth Act, SAFETY Act, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Senator Tester