Grad Rate Highest Since 1974, Native Dropout Rate Still Highest

ICTMN Staff
January 25, 2013
The Department of Education recently reported graduation rates have improved across the country, but Native students still need support...

Eight More States Get Waiver From No Child Left Behind Law

ICTMN Staff
May 29, 2012
Back in February President Barack Obama freed 10 states from the mandates of No Child Left Behind (NCLB), a federal law requiring all students to be proficient in reading and math ...

Interior and Education Departments Announce Tribal Consultations to Improve Native Education

ICTMN Staff
April 25, 2012
A letter sent to tribal leaders April 16 by Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced four upcoming consultation sessions to...

No Child Left Behind Act: A Bust in Indian Country

Tanya Lee
March 07, 2012
American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) kids have not made as much progress in reading and math under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) as politicians and educators had hoped, ...

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