Via Indianz.com: Education Department Cites Increase in Indian Graduation Rate

An excerpt: More and more American Indian and Alaska Native students are graduating from high school but they are still falling behind their peers, according to data released by the Education Department today. During the 2012-2013 school year, 69.7 percent of Indian students finished high school. The rate marked an improvement from the two years … Continue reading Via Indianz.com: Education Department Cites Increase in Indian Graduation Rate

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION |Requests Comments on Proposed Rulemaking for Professional Development Program and Demonstration Grants for Indian Children – Deadline: January 2, 2015

The Department of Education (ED) invites stakeholders to provide comments on proposed priorities, requirements, definitions, and selection criteria for the Indian Demonstration and Indian Professional Development programs. Last week, ED published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Professional Development program and the Demonstration Grants for Indian Children (Demonstration Grants program). Both grant programs are … Continue reading DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION |Requests Comments on Proposed Rulemaking for Professional Development Program and Demonstration Grants for Indian Children – Deadline: January 2, 2015

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 … Continue reading 2014 Native Youth Report – Executive Office of the President

NEW DATES: Dept. of Education: Tribal Consultations and Listening Sessions

2014 Listening Sessions 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 … Continue reading NEW DATES: Dept. of Education: Tribal Consultations and Listening Sessions

Performance Partnership Pilots Tribal Leader Outreach Webinar

Please join the Department of Education, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor, the Corporation for National and Community Services, and the Office of Management and Budget in partnership with the White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education for a national outreach call and dialogue on Performance Partnership … Continue reading Performance Partnership Pilots Tribal Leader Outreach Webinar