Tag: NIEA

• Job Posting: NIEA Legislative Director

  The NIEA Legislative Director 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 position will directly supervise the State Policy Associate For additional information, contact Ahniwake Rose at 202.544.7290.…

  March 24, 2016

  Employment

  Ahnkiwake Rose, Employment, Job Annoucement, Legislative Director, National Indian Education Association, NIEA

• NIEA Press Release: Senator Barrasso Announces Introduction of RAISE Act at NIEA’s Head to the Hill Day

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                      February 25, 2016 Washington, D.C. – At the National Indian Education Association’s (NIEA) annual legislative summit, Senator Barrasso (R-WY), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, announced he was introducing a bill to Congress that would have ramifications for the future of Native education. The Reforming American…

  February 26, 2016

  Press Release

  2013 White House Report on Native American Youth, Ahnkiwake Rose, BIA, BIE, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Education, National Indian Education Association, NIEA, RAISE, Reforming American Indian Standards of Education, S.2580, Senator Barrasso

• Via HuffPo Education: A Critical Silent Win of Every Student Succeeds Act

  An excerpt: Sitting on a plane on my way home from Seattle, I am sorting through reflections on the historical end of No Child Left Behind and the passing, at the end of last year, of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The turbulence makes it difficult to type but that simply adds to the…

  February 5, 2016

  Article

  ESSA, HuffPo, National Indian Education Association, NIEA

• Via Indian Country Today: 9 Ways the New Education Law Is a Win for Indian Country

  An excerpt: The Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 is a big win for Indian country, according to the National Indian Education Association. Executive Director Ahniwake Rose, Cherokee/Creek, and Federal Policy Associate Dimple Patel explained why in a January 27 webinar, “Understanding the Every Student Succeeds Act.” ESSA, signed into law by President Obama on…

  February 1, 2016

  Article

  American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, BIE, Bureau of Indian Education, Elementar, ESSA, National Indian Education Association, Native Language Immersion Programs, NIEA, No Child Left Behind Act, President Obama, standardized testing, Title VI, Understanding the Every Student Succeeds Act

• Understanding the Every Student Succeeds Act Webinar

  Walk through how the ESSA bill will impact you and your students with NIEA! Date: Wednesday, January 27, 2016 Time: 1 pm Pacific, 2 pm Mountain, 3 pm Central, 4 pm Eastern To register, click here.

  January 26, 2016

  Webinar

  ESSA, Every Student Succeeds Act, National Indian Education Association, NIEA, Training, webinar

• Via IndianCountryToday: Looking Ahead: 2016 Loaded With Big Changes for Indian Country

  Important developments are expected in Indian country in 2016. Here are some of them: Kevin Washburn Leaving BIA; Lawrence Roberts to Take Over Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Kevin K. Washburn, Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma, will be leaving his post in January to return to teaching at the University of New Mexico School of Law.…

  January 5, 2016

  Article

  Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Education, Carcieri, Dollar General, Elementary and Secondary School Act, ESSA, ICWA, Indian Child Welfare Act, John Barrasso, Kevin Washburn, Lawrence Roberts, National Indian Education Association, NIEA, No Child Left Behind, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Supreme Court, Violence Against Women Act