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Education

Data-driven insights: understanding disparities in dropout, graduation rates across North Dakota

DPI report reveals persistent gaps in graduation rates between American Indian and white students in 2023-2024 academic year

Indigenous Governance Model Gains Momentum with New Bylaw Amendments

Superintendent and Indigenous Parent Advisory Committee engage in community-led dialogue on school schedules and governance changes

‘We have persevered’: Biden will apologize for Native American boarding school history

Shondiin Silversmith / Arizona MIrror VIA North Dakota News Monitor

Indigenous parents reclaim traditional governance in Bismarck schools

Advisory committee embraces peacemaking model, aiming to boost family engagement and honor cultural practices

Watchdog group decries FAFSA snafus, demands stronger leadership

A governmental watchdog group chastised the current administration and education department for poorly serving vast swaths of students

Renata Birkenbuel / ICT

From stay-at-home mom to student leader: A grandmother’s return to education

Meet the new president of the Student Government Association at United Tribes Technical College

Ojibwe language books headed to classrooms

Variety of Ojibwe-translated children’s books are headed to immersion classrooms

Chandra Colvin / MPR News VIA ICT

United Tribes Technical College receives $1.2 million grant to fund special education scholarships

The Meadowlark Project to support 12 students over the next five years

Indigenous communities unite for change at 27th Annual Tribal Leadership Summit

Chairpersons encourage Native youth to take action in upcoming elections

Ranger honors MHA heritage, gives a voice to Indigenous history at National Historic Sites

Meet Loren Yellow Bird: An interpreter who combats cultural stereotypes