Tag: Navajo Nation
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Math Circles Ain’t for Squares: How to Start a Math Circle Students Will Love
Problem-based math circles challenge kids to think for themselves, and are being touted as a way to level the playing field for girls and minorities. Rozhkovskaya’s group, for example, invites guests to discuss how knowing math empowers you to “do incredible things in your life.” Students from the poverty-stricken Navajo Nation agree. Many of the…
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DR. CHARLES M. ROESSEL NAMED DIRECTOR OF THE BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION
Here. From Native News Online: Assistant Secretary Kevin K. Washburn today announced that he has named Dr. Charles M. “Monty” Roessel as Director of the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE). Roessel, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, had served as the acting director since February 2012. The announcement came today as Secretary of the…