The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina are working to preserve the Cherokee language for future generations. Only about 3,000 Cherokee Nation citizens speak the language on a regular basis, language program manager Roy Boney Jr. told The Wall Street Journal. That's less than 1 percent of … Continue reading Via Indianz.com: Cherokee tribes work to keep language alive for new generations
Via TulsaWorld.com: Crisis Hits Oklahoma Classrooms with Teacher Shortage, Quality Concerns
An excerpt: Oklahoma’s deepening teacher shortage has education officials trading in their “Help Wanted” signs for ones with a more urgent message: “Help Needed NOW.” As schools ring in the start of a new academic year, administrators are desperately trying to fill teacher vacancies amid a scarcity of applicants. Evidence of that growing desperation abounds … Continue reading Via TulsaWorld.com: Crisis Hits Oklahoma Classrooms with Teacher Shortage, Quality Concerns
Via Diverseeducation.com: Honoring Cultural Traditions of Native Graduates
To view previous TEDNA articles and links about eagle feathers and graduation this year, click here, here, here, here, here, and here. NARF, California Indian Legal Services and the ACLU of CA wrote a letter together for the Superintendent of Clovis Unified School District on behalf of Christian Titman. An excerpt: One of the proudest … Continue reading Via Diverseeducation.com: Honoring Cultural Traditions of Native Graduates
Via TurtleTalk: Magistrate Decision in Griffith v. Caney Valley Public Schools
In which the student is denied the right to wear an eagle feather on her graduation cap. Her graduation from Caney Valley Public Schools, which is just north of Tulsa, is Thursday, May 21, 2015. Recommendation The School demonstrated that the graduation ceremony is a formal ceremony and that the unity of the graduating class as a … Continue reading Via TurtleTalk: Magistrate Decision in Griffith v. Caney Valley Public Schools
ED Week: Congress Approves Budget Deal That Puts Brakes on Sequestration
Here. An excerpt: School districts chafing under the across-the-board federal cuts known as sequestrationare about to get a reprieve: The U.S. Senate gave final approval, on a vote of 64 to 36 Wednesday to a broad budget deal that would ward off the vast majority of the impending cuts to K-12 education spending—and nearly every other federal program—for … Continue reading ED Week: Congress Approves Budget Deal That Puts Brakes on Sequestration