Here, from the Dep’t of Ed. Tour stops set for Wisconsin, Michigan, Oklahoma, New York, California, Alaska, and Washington state.
Event 1
| Who : | William Mendoza, executive director of the White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education |
| What: | Listening session with education practitioners, tribal leaders, students and families, school personnel, local community members |
| When: | 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. CT, Oct. 10, 2014 |
| Where: | Indian Community School of Milwaukee 10405 West St. Martins Rd. Franklin, Wisconsin |
The White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education (WHIAIANE) and the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights are launching their first-ever school environment listening tour to hear from schools and communities on ways to better meet the unique educational and culturally-related academic needs of Native American students.
The listening sessions will focus on school environment – bullying, student discipline and offensive imagery and symbolism. WHIAIANE will compile the feedback from the tour into a report for President Obama with recommendations on how to ensure that Native American students receive a high quality education.
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