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WASHINGTON, Nov. 11, 2008 – During Native American Heritage Month, the Campaign for High School Equity (CHSE), a coalition of leading civil rights organizations focused on high school education reform, is looking to Congress to improve educational opportunities in Indian Country.
Less than half of American Indian and Alaska Native students graduate each year, compared with more than 70 percent of all students nationwide, and many leave high school unprepared for college and work.(1) According to CHSE member organization the National Indian Education Association (NIEA), achievement gaps in Native student performance are caused, in part, by a lack of access to high quality education that incorporates native languages, cultures, and histories; access to college-ready curriculum; and adequate data that can accurately shape education policy and practice.
“Reforms to federal education policy are necessary for addressing the drop out crisis in Indian Country,” said Lillian Sparks, executive director of NIEA. “Stronger data reporting requirements that are clear and consistent combined with the availability of rigorous coursework that incorporates native languages and cultures are a just a few examples of ways to improve outcomes for every student, including the many Native students in our public high schools.”
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