Indian Elementary-Secondary Education: Programs, Background, and Issues. CRS Report RL34205, Version 18. Updated
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| Title: | Indian Elementary-Secondary Education: Programs, Background, and Issues. CRS Report RL34205, Version 18. Updated |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Cassandria Dortch, Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service (CRS) |
| Source: | Congressional Research Service. 2024. |
| Availability: | Congressional Research Service. Web site: https://crsreports.congress.gov/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 51 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Intended Audience: | Policymakers |
| Document Type: | Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Elementary Secondary Education Early Childhood Education |
| Descriptors: | American Indian Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Public Education, American Indian Students, Alaska Natives, Federal Programs, American Indians, Educational Legislation, Tribally Controlled Education, Student Transportation, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Family Programs, Grants, Residential Programs, Juvenile Justice, Facilities Management, Federal Legislation, Students with Disabilities, Equal Education, Homeless People, Infants, Toddlers, Low Achievement, Native Language Instruction, Violence, Crime, Substance Abuse, Access to Computers, Accountability |
| Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: | Indian Self Determination Education Assistance Act, Education Amendments 1978, Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I, Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title II, Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title III, Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title IV, Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title IV C, Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title V, Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title VI, Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title VII, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part B, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part C |
| Abstract: | The federal government provides child development, elementary and secondary education, and educational assistance to Indian children, in a federal school system and in public school systems that predominantly receive state and local funding. The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) in the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) oversees the federally funded BIE system of elementary and secondary schools. This report provides a brief history of federal Indian education programs, a discussion of students served by these programs, an overview of programs and their funding, and brief discussions of selected issues in Indian education. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | ED657670 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The federal government provides child development, elementary and secondary education, and educational assistance to Indian children, in a federal school system and in public school systems that predominantly receive state and local funding. The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) in the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) oversees the federally funded BIE system of elementary and secondary schools. This report provides a brief history of federal Indian education programs, a discussion of students served by these programs, an overview of programs and their funding, and brief discussions of selected issues in Indian education. |
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