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The Hechinger Report
MAY 19, 2024
Once the site of an Indian boarding school, where the federal government attempted to strip children of their tribal identity, the Native American Community Academy now offers the opposite: a public education designed to affirm and draw from each student’s traditional culture and language. The charter school, NACA, opened its doors in 2006.
The Hechinger Report
JULY 18, 2023
Despite their rich history and Hall’s documentation of her heritage, Hall and her ancestors are not acknowledged by the United States government as a tribal nation. Hall’s status meant that when she was earning her degrees, she didn’t qualify for financial assistance designed for Native students. Her credit score took a hit.
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The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 30, 2020
The country as a whole passed that benchmark in 2014.) No matter where you go, you see people from all different cultures and heritages.”. In addition to its growing dual language program, the district checks all the more traditional boxes on how to help students who speak a language other than English at home.
The Hechinger Report
FEBRUARY 24, 2017
She was not happy with the first school she and her husband chose, but found a match in 2014 when a spot opened at Homer A. As of 2014, it had the highest percentage of students in private schools in the nation , with wealth playing a significant factor in attendance of the exclusive schools. You can’t buy it and you can’t teach it.
Studies Weekly
APRIL 29, 2024
Teaching about Asian Pacific American Heritage Month April 29, 2024 • Studies Weekly Asian Pacific American Heritage Month is a great opportunity to incorporate culturally responsive teaching into students’ learning experience. They helped shape our country into what it is today.
The Hechinger Report
MARCH 10, 2024
Enrollment in the program, ourBRIDGE for Kids, has bloomed over the last few years, from 35 students when it opened in 2014 to about 230 children in 2023, with more on waitlists. The afterschool program, which Ganzó started in 2014, now has more than three dozen employees and over 100 volunteers.
The Hechinger Report
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
Megan Red Shirt-Shaw, a graduate student in education at the University of Minneapolis-Twin Cities, stands outside the city’s American Indian Center, one of several sites in Minneapolis designed to preserve indigenous traditions. Photo: Caroline Preston/The Hechinger Report.
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