2018 Education News Stories
On a reservation, a second chance for prisoners and their warden (ProPublica) 12/28/18
Hearing in Neshaminy Redskins nickname lawsuit set (Patch) 12/19/18
SF schools face pressure to remove offensive depictions of Native Americans from mural, textbooks (San Fransico Examiner) 12/16/18
Teacher accused of 'cultural assault' against Native students won't return to school (Indianz) 12/4/18
Native Hawaiian Law Digital Archive recieves international award (MauiNow) 11/19/18
Navajo Techinical University recognized as one of the best colleges in New Mexico (Native News Online) 11/14/18
Digitization provides access to Native American archives (Information Today) 11/13/18
Parents at Seattle's Licton Springs K-8 voice frustration about school's possible move (KNKX) 11/6/18
Native American students can wear feathers to Oklahoma graduation after rule reversed (Fire News) 10/25/18
Federal judge dismisses tribes lawsuit after education services reorganized (Argus Leader.) 10/1/18
Interior's Indian Affairs announces $74.2 million in funding for design build contracts for two new school buildings (Native News Online) 9/26/18
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe language program awarded $1.4M grant (Cape Cod Times) 9/18/18
California still suspending black and Native American students way more than whites (The Sacramento Bee) 9/18/18
Years of frustration lie behind landmark school lawsuit (dchieftain.com) 9/9/18
Indian school descendants prefer the focus on resilience not the trauma (The Sentinel) 9/2/18
Yazzie case could be a 'game-changer' for New Mexico (Santa Fe New Mexican) 9/2/18
Udall, Heinrich, Lujan announce NASA Grant for Navajo Tech Robotics Academy (U.S. Senator Tom Udall) 8/15/18
Why there aren't Native American charter schools in Washington state (The Seattle Times) 8/1/18
Advocates: Ruling holds promise for Native American students (Timesunion) 7/24/18
Hoeven holds roundtable on school infrastructure in Indian Country (U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs) 7/12/18
EPA awards Navajo Nation funds for abandoned uranium mine cleanup (KNAU) 7/12/18
Nebraska tribe becomes a solar power leader on the Plains (Indianz) 7/10/18
United States files civil action against Shinnecock Indian Nation resident for illegal dumping (27 East) 7/10/18
Navajo Council tables decision (El Defensor Chieftain) 7/5/18
Native American group wants Butler Country school's mascot changed (Journal-News) 6/29/18
School program aims to bridge gap for Native Americans (Union-Bulletin) 6/24/18
Community classrooms: Tribal colleges are mainstay of reservation life (The Dickinson Press) 6/17/18
School board ends long, emotional debath with vote to remove Native American imagery from Wells mascots (Press Herald) 6/13/18
Senator Udall presses Bureau of Indian Education
on school safety (Native News Online) 5/22/18
Board game teaches Native American past (Post Register) 5/20/18
Hoeven convenes hearing on school safety in Indian Country (U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs) 5/16/18
Native American graduation rates lag behind other students (White Mountain Independent) 5/15/18
School district teaching students American Indian culture (Gillette News Record) 5/11/18
Oklahoma education funds and Native students (Native News Online) 4/18/18
Native American and Indigenous identity in Chicago (NEIU Independent) 4/10/18
Native Sun News Today: Public high school is first to offer treaty class (Indianz) 4/10/18
Native students subjected to higher rates of discipline in public schools (Indianz) 4/4/18
Heitkamp's bipartisan bill to support Native youth education passes in U.S. Senate (U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp) 4/2/18 (See 115th Congress S.943)
Federal court restores full funding to Navajo Head Start (Farmington Daily Times) 3/29/18
Cherokee Nation Principal Baker: "Raising wages for our teachers is the right thing to do" (Native News Online) 3/19/18
Indian students demand action to prevent violence at their schools (Indianz) 3/15/18
As Native American enrollment falls, community looks for solutions (The State News) 3/15/18
Tuba City and Moencopi tackle school gun threats (Navajo-Hopi Observer) 3/13/18
Udall, bipartisan group of Senators introduce critical school safety legislation (KRWG) 3/6/18 (See 115th Congress H.R.4909)
Navajo President signs emergency measure to ensure Head Start operations (Native News Online) 3/5/18
Middle School in Lawrence, Kansas named for Olympic gold medalist Billy Mills (Native News Online) 2/28/18
California bill would make Ethnic Studies classes mandatory (TIME) 2/22/18
World's first Indigenous law degree to be offered at UVic (University of Victoria) 2/21/18
Oglala Sioux Tribe seeks investigation into misuse of education funds (Indianz) 2/21/18
Trump administration includes Indian schools in infrastructure plan (Indianz) 2/13/18
Heitkamp leads bipartisan group of Senators in recognizing National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week (U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp) 2/12/18 (See 115th Congress S.Res.400)
Harvard University's first tenured Native American studies professor gets to work (The Daily Pennsylvanian) 2/11/18
American Indian College Fund recognized for outstanding service to public education (Native News Online) 1/31/18
South Dakota reservation school takes new learning approach (Gillette News Record) 1/31/18
Native American author/tribal judge seleced as Spring 2018 Inouye Chair (Native News Online) 1/18/18
Commerce City principal belittled American Indian teacher with racist jabs, lawsuit says (Demver Post) 1/3/18
