Tag: Washington
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New Washington State Director of Indian Education Named
Following the retirement of Denny Hurtado, former chair of the Skokomish Tribe and Director of Indian Education, a new Director has been named. Michael Vendiola is set to take office on January 5, 2015. Michael Vendiola, has a doctoral degree in Educational Leadership & Policy Studies from the University of Washington and is a member…
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NAEP/NIES Database Training Seminar Application Deadline: October 31, 2014
In an effort to encourage research on American Indian and Alaska Native students, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) in the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), U.S. Department of Education, will conduct a 3-day advanced studies seminar on the use of NCES databases for education research and policy analysis. This seminar will focus primarily…
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Yakama Nation and state reach sensible accord on fuel taxes
From the Yakima Herald Republic, here. For tribes that don’t already incorporate an education tax, they should consider an education code that incorporates a tax where the revenues are earmarked for education purposes. While this is not practical for all tribes, many could utilize such a code as a way to fund their Tribal Education…