BY ALEXANDER MACDONALD, CRONKITE NEWS//June 18, 2024//

Theodore Roosevelt School near Fort Apache serves grades six through eight. (Photo courtesy of Theodore Roosevelt School)

BY ALEXANDER MACDONALD, CRONKITE NEWS//June 18, 2024//

WASHINGTON – Teachers have been in short supply across Arizona, including schools run by Native American tribes. Arizona has 34 such schools, plus 20 others operated by the Bureau of...

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