Tag: Tribal Schools
-
Tule River Tribe Establishes School
The first tribe-operated school has opened on the Tule River Indian Reservation. Towanits School opened its doors to kindergartners through third graders on Aug. 17. The school is located in the Towanits Education Center. There is a staff of four — one teacher per grade. Dr. Jerry Livesely, Education director for the tribe, said they…
-
Tribal School Wins Its Own Waiver From No Child Left Behind
An excerpt: A tribal school in Florida has been granted relief from the most onerous provisions of No Child Left Behind, making it the first tribal school in the nation to win its own waiver from the nation’s main federal education law. The Miccosukee Indian School joins more than 40 states that have already won…