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MEDIA ADVISORY: NIEA President Dr. Heather Shotton to Testify Tomorrow Before House Appropriations Subcommittee About Improving the Conditions of BIE Schools

The critical need to provide Native students with classroom conditions that support their success.

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NIEA Statement on Latest High School Graduation Rate Data: Another Sign That Native Education is in Crisis

New information affirms need to enact policies that support Native students

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NIEA Statement on NAEP Vocabulary Data: Reaffirms the Need to Close the Achievement Gap

New Information Shows Importance of Improving Native Education

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NIEA Appoints Clint Bowers as Research and Policy Associate

Former Cherokee Nation Legislative Officer Joins Advocacy Team

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NIEA Statement About Latest High School Graduation Rate Data: More Reasons Why We Must Improve Native Education

New information reaffirms policy recommendations to Congress and the Obama Administration

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NIEA Issues Policy Recommendations to the Obama Administration to Support Native Student Success

Calls for Passage of Native CLASS ACT and a Stronger Commitment to Native Education Reform

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New NIEA President Shotton Emphasizes Building Brighter Futures for Native Students

Association Selects New President-Elect, Picks Five New Board Members

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NIEA Names Ahniwake Rose Executive Director

Native education advocate takes helm at leader in advancing excellent education for Native students

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LEADING EDUCATION ADVOCATE FOR NATIVE CHILDREN TAKES STAND AGAINST FEDERAL SEQUESTRATION BUDGET CUTS

DEMANDS CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS TO MAINTAIN AND INCREASE FUNDING LEVELS FOR NATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS

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NIEA Asks Congress to Forward Fund BIA Higher Education and Tribal Scholarship Programs

Programs critical to keeping native students on path to college and career success

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NEW NIEA-HARVARD UNIVERSITY REPORT FOCUSES ON NEED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT CHARTER SCHOOLS SERVING NATIVE STUDENTS students

Report focuses on three charters offering choice, effective teaching, and culturally based education to Native students, families, and communities

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NIEA and National Center for Education Statistics to Hold Webinar on American Indian and Alaska Native Student Achievement

Advocates, Members, Media, and the Public Can Learn More from NCES' National Indian Education Study 2011

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LEADING ADVOCATE FOR NATIVE STUDENTS COMMENTS ON NAEP AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKA NATIVE REPORT

Calls for stronger, more comprehensive efforts to provide all native children with high-quality teaching and excellent, culturally-based curricula

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NIEA Starts Leadership Transition

Executive Director Kippen to Depart; leading advocate to begin search for successor

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NIEA Applauds Oregon State Board of Education for Ban on Native Mascots

Nation's Leading Advocate for Native Children Helped Fight for State Decision That Will Foster Positive School Climates

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NIEA President-Elect Shotton to Speak at Alpha Pi Omega's National Convention

Native Education Advocate's Incoming Leader's Speech Next Step in Building Support for Advancing Excellent Education

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NIEA Calls for Comprehensive Reform of Higher Education Finance to Increase Native Student Access

Supports President Obama's Initiative to Keep Student Loans Affordable, Demands Expansion of Pell Grant Program, Seeks State Higher Education Funding Reform, and Advocates for Increases in In-School Tuition Aid

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NIEA Executive Director Testifies Before U.S. Department of Education Panel on Implementing and Funding Native Education Reform Efforts

Discusses what must be done to implement Obama administration plan contained in Executive Order 13592 -- and keep at least 250,000 native students on the path to college and career success

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NIEA Invites House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline to Learn More About the Importance of Improving Native Education

Will work with the congressional leader and his colleagues to help advance high-quality education for Native children

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NIEA Appeals to Senate, House Appropriators to Preserve Funding for Native Education Programs

Will work with congressional leaders to sustain and increase federal dollars for advancing high-quality education.

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