Tag: National Indian Education Association
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ACT Report: The Condition of College and Career Readiness of American Indian Students
This report is designed to help inform the following questions regarding American Indian students: Are American Indian students prepared for college and career? Are enough American Indian students taking core courses? Are core courses rigorous enough? Are younger American Indian students on target for college and career? What other dimensions of college and career readiness…
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NIEA Job Posting: Federal Policy Associate
NIEA is hiring a new Federal Policy Associate! The NIEA Federal Policy Associate position is responsible for building support for the advancement of Native education policy through various vehicles – from working with key stakeholder groups to coalition partners and policy makers in in the federal government. This is an exciting opportunity to work closely…
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FY 2015 Omnibus Budget Bill – Exciting News for Tribal Education Agencies and Departments
On Tuesday evening, House and Senate appropriators released the FY 2015 Omnibus Appropriations bill (HR 83), which will fund TEAs through Department of Interior for the first time. Here is the BIA section of the Interior explanatory statement. On page 24, it provides that: Education.- The agreement includes $2,000,000 for the development and operation of tribal departments or…
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2014 Annual Meeting and Forum Materials
Our annual meeting and forum was held on October 15, 2014 in Anchorage, Alaska. Included here are materials discussed and presentations given. TEDNA Select Bills 113th Congress Presentations: ACT: Multiple Dimensions of Readiness- Kevin Houchin and Stacey Ellmore Washington State-Tribal Education Compacts- Audrey Gugel for Senator John McCoy Native Village of Kotzebue -Tribal Education Programs…
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NIEA Webinar Series: BIE Blueprint for Reform Understanding the Implementation, Part II
Due to consistent demand from our membership for more information, NIEA will hold a second Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) informational webinar on Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at 4:00 pm (eastern). For those who missed the initial session, we are providing this opportunity for additional dialogue and new information so our stakeholders can decide the…
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LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER – NIEA Webinar on BIE Reform TODAY
TODAY: Webinar Series – BIE Blueprint for Reform Understanding the Implementation President Obama and the Department of the Interior (DOI) recently announced their plan to reform the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE). As the implementation process moves forward, join NIEA TODAY- Tuesday, August 19, at 4:00 pm (eastern) as we bring our membership top BIE leadership…