The American Indian Education KnowledgeBase : Element 4 : Activity 3 : Task 2: Be Familiar with American Indian Charter Schools
Guideline: Tribes and American Indian organizations are opening charter schools to better serve American Indian students, many of whom have not done well historically in Bureau of Indian Affairs and public schools. These charter schools often emphasize teaching tribal languages and cultures, as well as mathematics, science, and other academic school subjects.
This resource provides a listing of charter schools oriented towards native American students. This list was compiled by Kerry R. Venegas, National Indian Education Association, High School Policy Initiative. The Mid Continent Comprehensive Center has not reviewed these schools nor endorses their programming.
This resource provides a compilation of academic dissertations addressing issues associated with charter schools and native American students. This list was compiled by Kerry R. Venegas, National Indian Education Association, High School Policy Initiative.
This resource is a MSNBC news story about how American Indian tribes are looking to charter schools as a means to help Indian students who've dropped out or drifted through traditional public schools.
A news article from the Washington Charter School Resource Center recounting the trials of a new charter school on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. It illustrates the many challenges that reservation based charter schools face in getting organized and embracing the students.
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