Tag: Native American Indian Education Act

• Via Indian Country Today: Free College Tuition For Natives Threatened by Budget Knife

  An excerpt: Before he even considered going to college, Byron Tsabetsaye ruled it out. While attending high school on the Navajo Nation, Tsabetsaye didn’t know anything about college applications, financial aid or selecting a major. An average student, Tsabetsaye said his teachers didn’t expect him to go to college, so he didn’t either. “As a…

  June 22, 2015

  Article, Budget

  Budget cuts, Fort Lewis, Native American Indian Education Act, Secretary of Education, Tuition waiver, University of Minnesota Morris

• Via Indian Country Today: Native American Education Goes to Congress: 7 Bills to Watch

  Congress has before it several pieces of legislation that could have major impacts on the education of American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian children. To participate in the process, let your state’s Congressional delegation know whether you want them to support these bills. Exemption From Budget Cuts On June 4, Sens. Jon Tester, D-Mont.,…

  June 10, 2015

  Article, Legal, Politics

  Bills, Budget Cut Exemption, Congress, Indian Country Today, Language Immersion, Laugnauges Reauthorization Act, Native American Education Policy, Native American Indian Education Act, Native Education, Native Hawaiian Education, Policy, Teacher Loan Forgiveness, Unique Indian Learning