K-12 Education, Winter 2009

Features

• Never Too Young to Learn

  Patty Talahongva

  Colleges entice younger children to elevate their dreams through dual credits, entrepreneurship camps, enrichment programs, field trips, and internships.

• Firing up White Clay

  Kurt Umbhau

  To save the White Clay language, Fort Belknap College has created an immersion school for the tibe’s young students.

• Magna Carta for Community: Bay Mills charters schools throughout Michigan

  Jerry Reynolds

  A tribal college wants to prove that charter schools can address the cross-generational trauma caused by the country’s educational system.

• Students Take Off Flying in Summer Programs

  Patty Talahongva

  Summertime turns many tribal college campuses into a haven for high school students eager to be a part of campus life and take part in a variety of summer camp programs. Some camps are even designed for elementary and middle school students.

Editor's Essay

• Tribal Colleges Tackle Education for All

  Marjane Ambler

  Every day, tribal colleges greet new students who consider themselves failures, unable to learn. In fact, it is often the K-12 educational system that has failed to serve these students.

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• New TCJ Editor Thinks Outside the Checkbox

  Kurt Umbhau

  As the fourth TCJ editor in 20 years and someone firmly committed to higher education, I understand why people include their tribal affiliation to reclaim ancestral heritage and acknowledge their history and identity.

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Voices

• Beyond Beauty, Reservations Hold Promise of Economic Sustainability

  David Bland

  Access to federally funded programs can help tribal colleges improve infrastructure to meet the growing need for higher education.

Profile

• Student President Committed to Understanding, Honesty

  Alison Paige Steinmeyer

  Newly elected AIHEC Student Congress president Alison Paige Steinmeyer details her history and looks ahead.

Talking Circle

• Why NDNs Write

  Mary Henson

  These Native authors write to set the record straight, to change the images that have stereotyped Indians for centuries.

Resource Guide

• 21-2 “K-12 Education” Resource Guide

  Michael Simpson

  A collection of print and video resources for educators and students interested in evaluating classroom materials for bias against American Indians.