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Lack of resources, care leads to failed Native American schools

Kyley Schultz, Cronkite News//May 18, 2018//[read_meter]

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Lack of resources, care leads to failed Native American schools

Lack of resources, care leads to failed Native American schools

Kyley Schultz, Cronkite News//May 18, 2018//[read_meter]

When President Lyndon Johnson laid out a set of sweeping plans for Native American education 50 years ago, from preschool to college, one of the most immediate goals was enrolling...

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Tags: Tom O'Halleran, Havasupai Elementary School, Regina Bitsoi, Native Americans, education funding, Lyndon Johnson, Head Start, education, Tony Dearman, reservations, Native American schools, Bureau of Indian Education

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