ERIC Number: ED597865
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Jun-16
Pages: 46
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Indian Elementary-Secondary Education: Programs, Background, and Issues. CRS Report RL34205, Version 15. Updated
Dortch, Cassandria
Congressional Research Service
The federal government provides elementary and secondary education and educational assistance to Indian children, either directly through federally funded schools or indirectly through educational assistance to public schools. 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. The BIE system is funded primarily by the BIE but also receives considerable funding from the U.S. Department of Education (ED). The public school systems of the states receive federal funding from ED, the BIE, and other federal agencies. Federal Indian education programs are intended to serve Indian children who are members of, or, depending on the program, are at least second-degree descendants of members of, one of the 567 tribal entities recognized and eligible for funding and services from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) by virtue of their status as Indian tribes. 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. [This is a substantially revised version of a report originally written by Roger Walke.]
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Federal Indian Relationship, Equal Education, Disabilities, Alaska Natives, Federal Programs, Educational Finance, Public Schools, Academic Achievement
Congressional Research Service. Web site: https://crsreports.congress.gov/
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: 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 VI; Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title VIII; Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
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