(Source: Heidi Heitkamp) WASHINGTON, D.C. - During a U.S. Senate Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) reinforced the need to pass her bipartisan bill that would make sure cultural resources meant to enrich the academic performance among Native students are reaching students as intended. During a Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing on legislation Heitkamp introduced last month that would require the federal government to update decades-old data it relies on to count eligible Native students and distribute federal education support, President of the National Johnson O'Malley Association (NJOMA) Carla Mann testified on the Bureau of Indian Education-led (BIE) effort. The...
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