Tag: STEP
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Eight Tribes Receive Nearly $2.5 Million in Grants; Funds Help Tribes Take Control of Own Educational Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Eight federally recognized tribes will collectively receive nearly $2.5 million in grant awards from the U.S. Departments of Education and Interior to bolster their educational programs and advance self-determination goals through the development of academically rigorous and culturally relevant programs. William Mendoza, director of the White House Initiative on American Indian and…
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Native Youth Community Project (NYCP) Webinars
The Office of Indian Education will host two separate informational webinars next week on the new Native Youth Community Projects grant initiative. These webinars will discuss developing community partnerships and needs assessment and data analysis. NYCP: Developing Community Partnerships REGISTER HERE Tuesday, May 19, 2015 from 2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. EDT The goal of the webinar is…
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Employment Opportunity: OFFICE OF INDIAN EDUCATION SEEKING FIELD READERS, DUE DATE FOR RESUME SUBMISSIONS: APRIL 3O, 2015
The Office of Indian Education is soliciting highly qualified individuals to assist in the review process for two discretionary grant competitions for 2015. This includes: State Tribal Education Partnership (STEP) program—electronic review last two weeks of June, 2015 Native Youth Community Partnership (NYCP)—electronic review tentatively the last two weeks of July or early August, 2015…
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Recording of Education Northwest and TEDNA Webinar: STEP Program and Lessons Learned
With the STEP Grant being announced, this is a good time to review TEDNA and Education Northwest’s webinar on the STEP Program here. We encourage any Tribal Education Agency or Department that is contemplating applying for the next round of STEP Grants to watch the webinar. The PPT slides can be seen here. TEDNA’s overview of the…
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Applications for New Awards; State Tribal Education Partnership Program
On April 16, 2015, the Department of Education published in the Federal Register a notice inviting applications for the 2015 State Tribal Education Partnerships (STEP) program. The new competition officially opens on Thursday, April 16, 2015 and closes on June 15, 2015. Notices of intent to apply must be received by May 21, 2015. The…
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Washington State: The State of Native Education
This report addresses the accomplishments and recommendations of the Office of Native Education (ONE), a department of the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI). These accomplishments include: Refined the Since Time Immemorial: Tribal Sovereignty in Washington State web-based curriculum, and expanded professional development in utilization of the resource. Strengthened partnership efforts with the OSPI…