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TEDNA is pleased to announce the new Board of Directors!
Greg Masten, Hoopa Valley Indian Tribe, President
Larry Wheeler, Seneca Nation of Indians, Vice-President
Gloria Sly, Cherokee Nation, Secretary
Christle Bearheels-Ricketts, Pueblo of Isleta, Treasurer
Adrienne Thunder, Ho-Chunk Nation
Gloria Dudley, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
Norma Bixby, Northern Cheyenne Tribe
Dayna Brave Eagle, Oglala Sioux Tribe
Joe Davalos, Port Madison Suquamish Tribe
Angeline Boulley, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians
Sally Brownfield, Squaxin Island Tribe
Patricia Whitefoot, Yakama Nation
Quinton Roman Nose, Cheyenne-Arapaho
TEDNA Proposed Language for the Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
TEDNA is now accepting applications for 2011 members.
Comments taken from Education in Indian Country: Prepared Remarks of U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan at Town Hall/Listening Session with Tribal Officials - December 15, 2010
"We heard your concerns about tribal sovereignty and the urgent need to expand tribal control over the education of Indian students, especially in schools located on tribal lands. I am pleased to tell you that the Department will pursue a pilot program to enhance the role of tribal education agencies and tribes in the education of their members on an experimental basis. This pilot program would be part of our proposal to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Act, or what's known as No Child Left Behind. Our hope is that Congress will pass reauthorization next year. The pilot program would allow a small number of Tribal Educational Agencies to enter into collaborative agreements with state educational agencies to assume responsibility for some state-level functions in administering ESEA programs. Under this TEA pilot program, eligible TEAs will have an opportunity to act more like state educational agencies, work closely with districts and schools located on reservations, and play a direct role in the education of their own children. As President Obama has said, "tribes do better when they make their own decisions ." - Secretary Arne Duncan
http://www.ed.gov/news/speeches/education-indian-country-prepared-remarks-us-secretary-education-arne-duncan-town-hall
Oklahoma Passes Act to Create an Oklahoma
Indian Education Advisory Council:
TED Directors to take 4 spots.
Click here to access the law.
Quinton Roman Nose, TEDNA President with
Senators Baucus and Tester, Washington D.C.
2010
Reading Is Fundamental is going Tribal!
Tribal Education Departments National Assembly (TEDNA) has recently signed on as a new partner with Reading Is Fundamental. We are excited to bring Indian Country access to excellent reading material for children and provide more books than ever. We have a goal of reaching 50,000 American Indian students across the United States within the next two months. Over the next four years, tribes, nations, bands, Indian organizations, tribal schools, urban Indian cooperatives, and public schools serving Indian Americans can serve up to 12 books for one student. We feel books in the hands of our students will pay major dividends later on. Many tribes are struggling to create libraries in their communities for their young people and families. Starting a RIF program is a great way for any community leader or educator to lead the charge for literacy.
Click here for full details.
Culturally Based Land Curriculum Teacher's Supplements Finalized!
With assistance from Dr. Marty Reinhardt, NARF and the Indian Land Tenure Foundation (ILTF), TEDNA is pleased to announce that the teacher's supplements have been finalized for the Indian Land Tenure Foundation's land base curriculum. The guides provide model lesson plans to implement the curriculum. They are available online, free of charge! Just click the link below to access the appropriate guide for head start, K-12 and higher education. The curriculum can be accessed at www.indianlandtenure.org. Grants are available to implement the curriculum. For more information about the curriculum or teacher's supplements email info@tedna.org.
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- Kildee and Miller Respond to NAEP Report Showing Disappointing Progress in Indian Student Achievement
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Dale E. Kildee (D-MI), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education and Democratic Chairman of the House Native American Caucus, and Congressman George Miller (D-CA), Chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement after the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) released its National Indian Education Study. The study showed no significant gains in mathematics performance among fourth and eighth graders since 2005. Reading scores showed a slight increase since 2007 for eighth graders but again showed no significant improvement for fourth graders since 2005.
"I am extremely disappointed that this NAEP report shows little to no improvement in reading and math achievement among American Indian and Alaska Native students. These results are unacceptable and further underscore the vital need to improve education in these communities. Thankfully, Congress has an important opportunity to address this issue with the upcoming reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). I look forward to continuing to work with Chairman Miller, my other colleagues on the Education and Labor Committee, as well as Native American leaders and organizations to ensure that this reauthorization includes strong provisions to improve education for our American Indian and Alaska Native students," said Congressman Kildee.
"The fact that our American Indian and Alaska Native students have not made any progress since 2005 is alarming and cause for major concern," said Chairman Miller. "This report offers further proof that we need to focus significantly more attention on our American Indian and Alaska Native students in the upcoming reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act."
- The US Department of Education has issued a Dear Tribal Leader Letter to provide an update on the regional consultation sessions recently conducted.
The letter states that the Department plans to publish all official transcripts from the consultations on their website, to create a database that contains all testimony received during consultations, and to consider how best to consider feedback they have received into Federal education policy.
Click here to read the complete letter.
- American Indian Education: The Role of Tribal Education Departments - May, 2009
- Department of Education has posted the position announcement for the Director of the Office of Indian Educatio. Position closes June 21, 2010.
Visit: http://www.usajobs.gov - Vacancy Announcement: Program Manager, GS-340-15
- MSU adds Indian Law to online Native American Studies courses - For more information or to enroll in the courses, visit Montana State Online at http://eu.montana.edu/online/ - Select "All Online Courses" and then "Native American Studies."
Read more
- Department of Education Releases Guidance on AARA Funds
- New Financial Aid Tools Available Online
- Dept. of Education E-Reminder: Free
Application for Federal Student
Aid (FAFSA) Read
more
Contact information:
For counselors and mentors: www.fsa4counselors.ed.gov
For students: www.FederalStudentAid.ed.gov
For everyone: 1-800-4-FED-AID
- Undergraduate research opportunity
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- Nominations Needed for Bureau of Indian Education Negotiated Rulemaking
Committee Read more
- NCAI Indian Education Transition Statement Read more
- National Center for Women & Information Technology Award for Aspirations
in Computing Read more
- Descriptive account of the Best Practices in Indian Education seminar
on the TEDNA web site. Read more
- NCAI Education
Transition Paper - Please direct comments or questions to Ahniwake
Rose or visit the NCAI web site to
view the entire NCAI transition plan.
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