Reports

Reports aim to deepen our understanding around education issues, promising practices, and innovative strategies. NIEA provides links to reports which focus on Native students and communities.

Studies and Reports

• 2014 Native Youth Report, 2014, Executive Office of the President. Obama White House commissioned report on the status of Native Youth.

• Achievement Gap Patterns of Grade 8 American Indian and Alaska Native Students in Reading and Mathematics, 2009, by Nelson, Greenough, & Sage (REL Northwest).

• American Indian & Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islanders in the United States Map, 2020, U.S. Census Bureau. Map shows the 2020 Census American Indian & Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander areas and statistics.

• America’s Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, Annual, Forum on Child and Family Statistics. Report of 41 indicators on aspects of children’s lives, including family and social environment, economic circumstances, health care, physical environment and safety, behavior, education, and health.

• America’s Languages: Investing in Language Education for the 21st Century, 2017, American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Report on the current state of language education in America with projections and recommendations for future improvement.

• NEW! Capacity-Building Guide for Founding Native American Charter Schools, 2019, National Indian Education Association and National Charter School Resource Center. Report to provide foundational information for Tribes and Tribal communities to gain practical information and guidance on opening a Native Charter School on or near Native communities.

• NEW! Casey Family Programs Supreme Court brief filed in support of Indian Child Welfare Act, 2022. Casey Family Programs. An amicus brief in support of the Indian Child Welfare Act in light of the Supreme Court's decision to hear Haaland v. Brackeen.

• Comparing the achievement patterns of Native Hawaiian and non- Native Hawaiian grade 8 students in reading and math, 2012, REL Northwest.

• The Condition of Education, Annual, National Center for Education Statistics. Report of the key indicators of the condition of education in the U.S., including employment rates, kindergarten entry status, rural education, and financing postsecondary education.

• NEW! The Condition of Native American Students, 2020, National School Boards Association. Report analyzes recent trend in American Indian and Alaska Native Education.

• Consolidated State Performance Reports, Annual, U.S. Office of Elementary & Secondary Education. State reports for school years 2003-04 to present.

• Digest of Education Statistics, Annual, National Center for Education Statistics. Compilation of education statistics data from prekindergarten through graduate school including the number of schools, colleges, teachers, enrollments and graduates; educational attainment; finances and federal funds for education and libraries; and population trends, attitudes about education, education characteristics of the labor force, government finances and economic trends.

• EdFacts, U.S. Department of Education. Reports of K-12 educational performance including school and district demographics, enrollment by race/ethnicity, schools making adequate yearly progress, state annual measurable objectives targets, state and NAEP assessment performance, high school graduation and dropout, Advanced Placement participation, college enrollment, and economic per-pupil data.

• NEW! The Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative Investigative Report Volume 1, 2022, U.S. Department of Interior. Report on the harmful history and legacy of the Federal Indian boarding school system.

• NEW! Growing the Fire Within (Report), 2022, Kari Chew, Jacob Manatowa-Bailey, Megan Lukaniec, Onowa McIvor, and Mary Linn. Report on efforts to revitalize Indigenous languages in adults.

• Indicators of School Crime and Safety, Annual, National Center for Education Statistics. National student statistics regarding the availability of drugs and the rates of marijuana and alcohol use, cyberbullying, fighting, being threatened/injured, and weapons carrying.

• NEW! Mental Health in Our Native Communities, 2022, National American Indian & Alaska Native Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network. A report on suicide prevention in Native communities.

• NEW! Models of Tribal Promising Practices: Tribal Opioid Overdose Prevention Care Coordination and Data Systems, 2020, Seven Directions. Brief on addressing Opioid Use Disorder and opioid overdose prevention in tribal communities.

• NEW! NAEP Report Card: 2022 NAEP Mathematics Assessment, The National Assessment of Education Progress. Documents the decline in NAEP Math scores across the country as a result of the pandemic across all racial and ethnic groups.

• NEW! NAEP Report Card: 2022 NAEP Reading Assessment, The National Assessment of Education Progress. Documents the decline in NAEP Reading scores across the country as a result of the pandemic across all racial and ethnic groups.

• National Center for Education Statistics, Annual. Reports of U.S. education statistics including the condition of education, federal support, high school dropout and completion, educational indicators, school crime and safety, and future projections.

• NEW! National Indian Education Study, 2019, National Center for Education Statistics. Study about AI/AN education presents assessment results for grades 4 and 8 reading and mathematics and survey results from Native students, teachers, and school administrators about school climate and cultural experiences.

• A New Chapter for Native American Languages in the United States: A Report on Federal Agency Coordination and Support, 2016. Report on the U.S. Department of Education, Department of Health and Human Services, and Department of Interior's efforts to support and revitalize Native languages.

• Office of Hawaiian Affairs Education Research. Reports on Native Hawaiian K-12 proficiency and enrollment in the University of Hawai'i system.

• NEW! The pandemic knocked many Native students off the college track, 2021, The Hechinger Report. Examines the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on pathways to higher education for Native students.

• NEW! Peers Speak Out: Priority Outcomes for Substance Use Treatment and Services, 2021, American Society of Addiction Medicine. The first national study of what those with substance use disorders want from their treatment.

• The State of Education for Native Students, 2013, The Education Trust. Report of national data on the schools Native students attend, their achievement, and their educational attainment.

• NEW! Warriors in Uniform (formerly Warrior Spirit), 2022, National Indian Education Association, Library of Congress, and Veteran’s Legacy Program at the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs. A collection of experiences of stories about Native American Veterans that highlight the contributions of Native American veterans and provide educational materials to help guide and start conversations in classrooms.