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Title III—Technology For Education Title IV—Safe And Drug-Free Schools And Communities Title V--Promoting Equity Title VI—Innovative Education Program Strategies Title VII—Bilingual Education, Language Enhancement, And Language Acquisition Programs Title VIII—Impact Aid Title IX—Indian, Native Hawaiian, And Alaska Native Education
Native American students are underrepresented in higher education at the bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels. [61] The recruitment and retention of Native American students at a university level is a major issue. [56] Native American professors are also underrepresented; they make up less than one percent of higher education faculty. [65]
Native American doctors Siobhan Wescott and Beth Mittelstet argue that greater funding should be directed towards educating and encouraging indigenous people to become physicians in order to help remedy issues with staffing, reduce discrimination in care, lower Native American poverty rates, and increase patient advocacy among physicians. [26]
In 2015 the average United States graduation rate was 81%. The graduation rate for Native American and Alaska Native students enrolled at school district-operated public schools was 67%. [11] From circa 2017 to 2020, the BIE did not follow the terms of the Every Student Succeeds Act. As of 2020 the BIE does not have a consistent testing system ...
Unequal access to education in the United States results in unequal outcomes for students. Disparities in academic access among students in the United States are the result of multiple factors including government policies, school choice, family wealth, parenting style, implicit bias towards students' race or ethnicity, and the resources available to students and their schools.
A 2022 study revealed that Native American college students experienced the greatest increase of depression and anxiety between 2013 and 2021 out of all ethnic and racial groups. [131] According to a 2023 study, a strong sense of ethnic identity can reduce the negative emotional impact of historical loss on Native American college students. [132]
The racial achievement gap in the United States refers to disparities in educational achievement between differing ethnic/racial groups. [1] It manifests itself in a variety of ways: African-American and Hispanic students are more likely to earn lower grades, score lower on standardized tests, drop out of high school, and they are less likely to enter and complete college than whites, while ...
The first line in the education section states, "The most fundamental need in Indian education is a change in point of view." [ 20 ] The report was particularly critical of Indian boarding schools: "The survey staff finds itself obligated to say frankly and unequivocally that the provisions for the care of the Indian children in boarding ...