Tribal Education Departments National Assembly, Co.

Additional reports that focus specifically on statistical data are posted at the Statistics page of the TEDNA web site. Other reports related to government executive documents are posted at the web page about Laws - Tribal, Federal, State. Reports are also posted at a web page about the National Advisory Council on Indian Education (NACIE).

Reports:

2008:

Native Languages Archives Repository Project - Reference Guide, ANA

Report to the National Indian Education Association for the FY 08 Federal Budget Comprehensive Indian Education Appropriations Request

Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Hearing: Challenges Facing Bureau of Indian Education Schools in Improving Student Achievement (September 9, 2008)

GAO Report: Bureau of Indian Education Schools: Improving Interior's Assistance Would Help Some Tribal Groups Implement Academic Accountability Systems (June 27, 2008)

2007:

Report to the National Congress of American Indians for the Annual State of Indian Nations Address and the FY 09 Tribal Budget Request, Jan. 16, 2007

Higher Education : Information Sharing Could Help Institutions Identify and Address Challenges Some Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Students Face (Government Accountability Office) 2007.

Truth in Labeling: Disproportionality in Special Education

Status and Trends in the Education of Racial and Ethnic Minorities- report from the Institute of Educational Sciences that examines the educational progress and challenges that racial and ethnic minorities face in the United States. This report shows that over time larger numbers of minorities have completed high school and continued their education in college. Despite these gains, progress has varied, and differences persist among Hispanic, Black, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and White students on key indicators of educational performance.

NACIE Annual Report FY 2006-2007

From Harvard Family Research Project

Family Involvement Makes a Difference; Brief 1: Family Involvement in Early Childhood Education, Weiss et al., No. 1, Spring 2006
Family Involvement Makes a Difference; Brief 2: Family Involvement in Elementary School Children's Education, Caspe et al., No. 2, Winter 2006/2007
Lessons From Family Strengthening Interventions: Learning From Evidence-Based Practice, Caspe and Lopez, October 2006

Native Languages Archives Repository Project - Reference Guide, ANA

2006:

The Condition of Education 2006. The Condition of Education 2006 summarizes important developments and trends in education using the latest available data.

NCES Studies on American Indian and Alaska Native Education, May, 2006.

Overview of Public Elementary and Secondary Students, Staff, Schools, School Districts, Revenues, and Expenditures, NCES, November, 2006

Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2005, US Census Bureau, August, 2006

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Education in the States, Kyle Zinth, March 2006

Characteristics of Schools, Districts, Teachers, Principals, and School Libraries in the United States. The National Center for Education Statistics in the Institute of Education Sciences yesterday released its first report containing data from the 2003-04 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), the nation’s most extensive sample survey of schools and the teachers and administrators who staff them. (March 23, 2006)

OIE E -Newsletter. The Office of Indian Education (OIE) is pleased to announce the launching of the OIE e-newsletter. The OIE e-newsletter is designed to be an informative bulletin for Title VII programs containing news of upcoming events and highlighting successful American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) students, programs, and communities in Indian education.

In this first edition of the OIE e-newsletter, Dr. Karen Swisher (Standing Rock Sioux) shares her journey in Indian education. Readers will also find information on two successful Indian education programs, the Native American Youth and Family Center in Portland, OR and the Early College for Native Youth in Seattle, WA.

Report to the National Congress of American Indians for the Annual State of Indian Nations Address and the FY 07 Tribal Budget Request, Washington DC, (January 12, 2006)

2005:

Improving Academic Performance Among American Indian, Alaska Native & Native Hawaiin Students: Assessment & Identification of Learning and Learning Disabilities (December, 2005)

Determining the Cost of Providing an Adequate Education in the State of Montana. Prepared for the Quality Schools Interim Committee and the Montana State Legislature (October, 2005)

National Advisory Council on Indian Education: Annual Report FY 2004-2005. (See the NACIE web page at this web site for information about older reports.)

National Indian Education Association - Preliminary Report on (NCLB) No Child Left Behind in Indian Country (October, 2005)

American Indian and Alaska Native Children. Findings From the Base Year of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ELCS-B) (August, 2005)

Education Amendments to Navajo Nation Education Code Launches a New Navajo Department of Education

Major Elementary and Secondary Federal Education Programs Serving Tribal Students: What are They and What are the Roles of SEA's, LEAs and Indian Tribes? (April, 2005)

2004:

Pennsylvania State University, The Graduate School, College of Education - A Thesis in Educational Leadership by Martin J. Reinhardt (December 2004)

Report of Special Rapporteur on the Situation on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of Indigenous People (United Nations) (August 2004). If you have any problems with this link, go to the Catalog of human rights documents at the UN web site and find "The situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people." Click on "E" for English.

Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2003 (August, 2004)

Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Indian Education Program Central Office Management of Administrative Funds (March 2004)

School Construction Program: Improvements Needed To Ensure Safety And Program Performance (February 2004)

2003:

Bureau of Indian Affairs Schools - Expenditures in Selected Schools Are Comparable to Similar Public Schools, but Data Are Insufficient to Judge Adequacy of Funding and Formulas (September 2003)

A Quiet Crisis - Federal Funding and Unmet Needs in Indian Country (US Commission on Civil Rights) (July 2003) (PDF format - use bookmarks to navigate to applicable sections of the document)

Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory - A Review of the Research Literature on the Influences of Culturally Based Education on the Academic Performance of Native American Students (February 2003)

2001:

BIA [Bureau of Indian Affairs] and DOD [Department of Defense] Schools: Student Achievement and Other Characteristics Often Differ From Public Schools' (US GAO) (September 2001)

Prior to 2001:

Survey Report, Investments and Deposits of Public Law 100-297 Grant Funds by Schools Operated by Indian Tribes and Tribal Organizations (US Dept. of the Interior, Office of Inspector General) (December 1998)

Indian Nations at Risk: An Educational Strategy for Action (US Dept. of Ed.) (1991)

1990 White House Conference on Indian Education Final Report

1969 Report of the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, United States Senate made by its Special Subcommittee on Indian Education pursuant to S. Res. 80 (Kennedy Report)

The Problem of Indian Administration (Meriam Report) (US Dept. of Interior) (1928)

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