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BIE still waiting for answer on No Child Left Behind Act waiver (05/20)
As of today, the Obama administration has granted No Child Left Behind waivers to 37 states, plus the District of Columbia. The waivers free the states of the main component...
Filed Under: Politics
Audio from SCIA hearing with Interior Secretary Sally Jewell (05/15)
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee held a hearing this afternoon with Interior Secretary Sally Jewell. Jewell took over the Interior Department on April 12. She vowed to improve government-to-government relations...
Filed Under: Environment | National | Technology
KRQE: BIA wasted $10M on school distance learning system (05/13)
An ELKNet terminal. Photo from ELKNet Site Operator Training Manual. The Bureau of Indian Affairs wasted $10 million on a distance learning system, Larry Barker of KRQE-TV reports. The...
Filed Under: Education <% pageid=5700 %> | National
Bureau of Indian Education still without a director after a year (05/03)
The Obama administration still hasn't found someone to take over the Bureau of Indian Education. Keith Moore, the former director, left the position in June 2012. But the administration appears...
Filed Under: National | Politics
Obama seeks small increase in Bureau of Indian Affairs budget (04/10)
President Barack Obama released his fiscal year 2014 budget today and proposed a slight increase in the budget for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The budget seeks $2.6 billion for...
Filed Under: National
BIA warns employees to expect furloughs of up to 22 workdays (04/05)
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is warning employees to expect furloughs of up to 22 workdays due to the sequestration of the federal budget.
Filed Under: Education <% pageid=5700 %> | National
Native Sun News: South Dakota Indian graduation rates drop (03/25)
The following story was written and reported by Christina Rose, Native Sun News Staff Writer. All content © Native Sun News. Page from Bureau of Indian Education's “Reading First” highlights...
Filed Under: Environment | Health | Opinion | Politics
Mark Trahant: Lawmakers act to avoid government shutdown (03/21)
The Senate yesterday passed a Continuing Resolution funding the government for the rest of the fiscal year. That measure now goes to the House and that vote will likely be...
Filed Under: Education <% pageid=5700 %> | National
Native Sun News: Oglala leader prods White House on education (03/08)
The following story was written and reported by Brandon Ecoffey, Native Sun News Staff Writer. All content © Native Sun News. Oglala Sioux Tribal President Bryan Brewer pushes language initiative...
Filed Under: Education <% pageid=5700 %> | Health | National | Politics
Agency leaders detail effects of sequester on Indian programs (02/15)
Sequestration of the federal budget will have a negative impact in Indian Country, members of the Obama administration told the Senate Appropriations Committee. The Indian Health Service will see 3,000...
Filed Under: Education <% pageid=5700 %> | Politics
House Appropriations Committee hearing on Indian education (02/15)
The House Appropriations Committee will hold an oversight hearing on Indian education on Wednesday, February 27. The hearing before the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies takes place at...
Filed Under: Education <% pageid=5700 %> | Law
BIA denies exposing pregnancy of teen at school in New Mexico (08/09)
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is denying allegations in a lawsuit filed by a former student whose pregnancy was exposed to her entire school. Shantelle Hicks, 15, informed a dormitory...
Filed Under: Opinion
David Beaulieu: Blaming Indians for failures in education system (07/10)
"At February’s National Indian Education Association (NIEA) Legislative Summit in Washington D.C., William Mendoza was asked about the administration’s proposal to move the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) to the...
Filed Under: Education <% pageid=5700 %> | Law | National
Most states are now free from No Child Left Behind Act mandates (07/06)
As of today, the Obama administration has granted No Child Left Behind waivers to 26 states. The waivers free the states of the main component of the law, which was...
Filed Under: Education <% pageid=5700 %> | National
Keith Moore, Rosebud Sioux, leaving Bureau of Indian Education (06/20)
Keith Moore, a member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe of South Dakota, is leaving his post as the director of the Bureau of Indian Education. Moore joined the Obama administration...
BIE still waiting for answer on No Child Left Behind Act waiver (05/20)
As of today, the Obama administration has granted No Child Left Behind waivers to 37 states, plus the District of Columbia. The waivers free the states of the main component...
Filed Under: Politics
Audio from SCIA hearing with Interior Secretary Sally Jewell (05/15)
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee held a hearing this afternoon with Interior Secretary Sally Jewell. Jewell took over the Interior Department on April 12. She vowed to improve government-to-government relations...
Filed Under: Environment | National | Technology
KRQE: BIA wasted $10M on school distance learning system (05/13)
An ELKNet terminal. Photo from ELKNet Site Operator Training Manual. The Bureau of Indian Affairs wasted $10 million on a distance learning system, Larry Barker of KRQE-TV reports. The...
Filed Under: Education <% pageid=5700 %> | National
Bureau of Indian Education still without a director after a year (05/03)
The Obama administration still hasn't found someone to take over the Bureau of Indian Education. Keith Moore, the former director, left the position in June 2012. But the administration appears...
Filed Under: National | Politics
Obama seeks small increase in Bureau of Indian Affairs budget (04/10)
President Barack Obama released his fiscal year 2014 budget today and proposed a slight increase in the budget for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The budget seeks $2.6 billion for...
Filed Under: National
BIA warns employees to expect furloughs of up to 22 workdays (04/05)
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is warning employees to expect furloughs of up to 22 workdays due to the sequestration of the federal budget.
Filed Under: Education <% pageid=5700 %> | National
Native Sun News: South Dakota Indian graduation rates drop (03/25)
The following story was written and reported by Christina Rose, Native Sun News Staff Writer. All content © Native Sun News. Page from Bureau of Indian Education's “Reading First” highlights...
Filed Under: Environment | Health | Opinion | Politics
Mark Trahant: Lawmakers act to avoid government shutdown (03/21)
The Senate yesterday passed a Continuing Resolution funding the government for the rest of the fiscal year. That measure now goes to the House and that vote will likely be...
Filed Under: Education <% pageid=5700 %> | National
Native Sun News: Oglala leader prods White House on education (03/08)
The following story was written and reported by Brandon Ecoffey, Native Sun News Staff Writer. All content © Native Sun News. Oglala Sioux Tribal President Bryan Brewer pushes language initiative...
Filed Under: Education <% pageid=5700 %> | Health | National | Politics
Agency leaders detail effects of sequester on Indian programs (02/15)
Sequestration of the federal budget will have a negative impact in Indian Country, members of the Obama administration told the Senate Appropriations Committee. The Indian Health Service will see 3,000...
Filed Under: Education <% pageid=5700 %> | Politics
House Appropriations Committee hearing on Indian education (02/15)
The House Appropriations Committee will hold an oversight hearing on Indian education on Wednesday, February 27. The hearing before the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies takes place at...
Filed Under: Education <% pageid=5700 %> | Law
BIA denies exposing pregnancy of teen at school in New Mexico (08/09)
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is denying allegations in a lawsuit filed by a former student whose pregnancy was exposed to her entire school. Shantelle Hicks, 15, informed a dormitory...
Filed Under: Opinion
David Beaulieu: Blaming Indians for failures in education system (07/10)
"At February’s National Indian Education Association (NIEA) Legislative Summit in Washington D.C., William Mendoza was asked about the administration’s proposal to move the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) to the...
Filed Under: Education <% pageid=5700 %> | Law | National
Most states are now free from No Child Left Behind Act mandates (07/06)
As of today, the Obama administration has granted No Child Left Behind waivers to 26 states. The waivers free the states of the main component of the law, which was...
Filed Under: Education <% pageid=5700 %> | National
Keith Moore, Rosebud Sioux, leaving Bureau of Indian Education (06/20)
Keith Moore, a member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe of South Dakota, is leaving his post as the director of the Bureau of Indian Education. Moore joined the Obama administration...
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