Tag: Native American Students
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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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From stemteachingtools.org: Implementing Meaning Full STEM Learning with Indigenous Students and Families
Author Marissa Spang cover the issue of “Indigenous ways of knowing are often perceived to be contrary to STEM learning, but they are in fact powerful resources for learning. STEM instruction should be made inclusive for Indigenous students by building connections between Indigenous and Western STEM. There are a set of strategies teachers can use…
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Federal Officials Say Native American School in Minnesota Needs Help
Federal officials got a firsthand look at one deteriorating Native American school in Minnesota Tuesday–they said it’s one of many suffering similarly throughout the country. After touring Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School in Bena, Minnesota, Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell said it’s just one example of how the country is letting down it’s Native American students. Employees said…