Education

Desiree R. Fowler said children need a leader’s guidance.

On Nov. 9, students at Jefferson Elementary School in Gallup, New Mexico, were introduced to creative and fun problem-solving activities made possible by a donation from the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation.

A charter school based in Leupp, Arizona, recently received recognition for its values in respect, relationship, responsibility, and reasoning from an international organization.

Desiree Fowler, a Diné woman from Coppermine, Arizona, has been selected as president of the Arizona School Board Association board of directors. Fowler will be the first Indigenous person to serve in that position.

With the uncertainty of encroaching mining companies, Native communities tied to the Grand Canyon act fast to establish cultural importance.