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MONDAY, APRIL 1, 2002

The 20th annual Montana Wyoming Indian Education Association Conference starts this Saturday in Great Falls, Montana.

Hot topics include the Bush administration's proposal to privative failing Bureau of Indian Affairs schools. Assistant Secretary Neal McCaleb is expected to announce consultation meetings to address the issue.

The conference runs April 6-8.

Get the Story:
Indian education conference organizers expect about 300 (The Great Falls Tribune 3/31)

Get Budget Documents:
Interior Budget in Brief [DOI] | Budget Highlights: Service to American Indians [DOI] | Budget Highlights: Bureau of Indian Affairs [DOI] | Interior Overview [OMB] | Interior Details [OMB]

Relevant Links:
Office of Indian Education Programs, BIA - http://www.oiep.bia.edu
Indian School Report Cards, BIA - http://www.oiep.bia.edu/school_report_cards.htm

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