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Strengthening Indian Country Through Tribal Youth Programs
The American Youth Policy Forum recently released a report examining how Tribal Youth Programs (TYP), supported by the office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) at the U.S. Department of Justice, are succeeding in improving the lives of youth and strengthening families through detailed case-studies of five tribal communities. TYP provides funds to Native American tribes to support and enhance tribal efforts to prevent and control delinquency and improve the juvenile justice system for American Indian and Alaska Native youth ages 10–17.
Why Rural Matters 2009: State and Regional Challenges and Opportunities
The Rural School and Community Trust has published the fifth in a series of biennial reports analyzing the contexts and conditions of rural education in each of the 50 states and calling attention to the need for policymakers to address rural education issues in their respective states.
Indian Education Policies in Five Northwest Region States
This REL Northwest report categorizes the Indian education policies of five Northwest Region states based on 13 key policies identified in the literature. It also describes the legal methods used to adopt them, such as statutes, regulations, and executive orders.
Indian Education: A Regional Symposium
A symposium designed to assist SEAs in the coordination and integration of state Indian Education programs and resources with the Statewide System of Support required by NCLB.
Indian Student Achievement Gap Webinar
Special webinar held as a follow up activity for participants in the 2008 Indian Think Tank held in Denver, CO.
Achievement Gap Patterns of Grade 8 American Indian and Alaska Native Students in Reading and Mathematics
REL Northwest recently published a report focusing on student proficiency in reading and math from 2003–2004 to 2006–2007. The report compares gaps in performance on state achievement tests between grade 8 American Indian and Alaska Native students and all other grade 8 students in 26 states serving large populations of American Indian and Alaska Native students.
Status and Trends in the Education of American Indians and Alaska Natives: 2008
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has released a report examining both the educational progress of American Indian/Alaska Native children and adults and challenges in their education. The report shows that over time more American Indian/Alaska Native students have gone on to college and that their attainment expectations have increased. Despite these gains, progress has been uneven and differences persist between American Indian/Alaska Native students and students of other racial/ethnic groups on key indicators of educational performance.
Examining American Indian Perspectives in the Central Region on Parent Involvement in Children's Education
The U. S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) recently published a report prepared by the Regional Educational Laboratory Central (McREL) examining American Indian parents' perceptions of parent involvement in their children's education and factors that may encourage or discourage involvement.
National Indian Education Study - Part II: The Educational Experiences of American Indian and Alaska Native Students in Grades 4 and 8
The National Center for Education Statistics recently released a report presenting information about the educational, home, and community experiences of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN. fourth- and eighth-grade students that was collected during the National Indian Education Study (NIES. of 2007) AI/AN students represent about 1 percent of the student population in the United States.
Native Education 101: Basic Facts About American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Education
The National Indian Education Association and the National Education Association recently released a joint publication that helps educators, lawmakers, and the public better understand Native education in the U.S. The publication examines issues impacting academic achievement for these students, including community concepts, types of schools, teacher preparation, class size, erosion of native languages, tribal sovereignty, and the need for self determination.
