The Navajo Nation's plans to exert more control over the education system on the reservation advanced with the confirmation of the tribe's first education superintendent.

Tommy Lewis Jr., a longtime educator, said he has spent his whole life preparing for the job. He supports the Navajo Sovereignty in Education Act, a tribal law that seeks to unify the schools on the three-state reservation.

The reservation is home to many public schools and Bureau of Indian Affairs schools.

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Council approves Nation's first school super (The Gallup Independent 8/8)

Relevant Links:
Navajo Nation - http://www.navajo.org
Head Start - http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/hsb

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