$200K to assist Navajo in taking local control of BIE schools
WASHINGTON
A $200,000 check from the Interior Department will help jumpstart the Navajo Nation’s efforts to take local control of Bureau of Indian Education-funded schools.
The funds are part of a $1.2 million federal initiative designed to help six tribes in three states operate their own schools and provide better opportunities for students.
The money is earmarked for research, assessment and development of implementation plans to establish tribally managed school systems. The six tribes will use the funds to analyze education departments and school systems in four areas: finance, academics, governance and human resources.
“Increasing tribal control over BIE-funded schools not only promotes tribal self-determination, but also provides greater tribal discretion in determining what American Indian children should learn, increasing accountability throughout the school system,” Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said Oct. 23 when she announced the funds.
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