Native American Students Flag Holes in Instruction

[Harold Schiffman]

Forwarded From: edling at lists.sis.utsa.edu


Education Week



Native American Students Flag Holes in Instruction



Fewer than a third of children who identify themselves as American
Indian or Alaska Native say that they know "a lot" about their tribe
or group, according to a study on the teaching of Native American
culture and language released today by a branch of the U.S. Department
of Education.



A significant number of children who are classified as American Indian
or Alaska Native by their schools-26 percent of 4th graders and 17
percent of 8th graders-don't even consider themselves to have those
identities, the Institute of Education Sciences study found.



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