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Government Touts Improvements for Native American Students

Ahniwake Rose, executive director of the National Indian Education Association, discussed President Obama’s recent trip to the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation to outline a plan to improve federally funded Native American schools.

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Ahniwake Rose is the executive director of the National Indian Education Association.
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Ahniwake Rose, executive director of the National Indian Education Association, discussed President Obama’s recent trip to the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation to outline a plan to improve federally funded Native American schools. The redesign of the Bureau of Indian Education would direct more resources to professional development, teacher retention and reduced dropout rates for Native American students. (NPR)

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