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Bureau of Indian Education: Improving Interior’s Assistance Would Aid Tribal Groups Developing Academic Accountability Systems: Congressional Testimony

The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLBA) requires stat

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By Cornelia Ashby (au)
Year: 2008
Pages: 15
Binding Paperback

Product Code: 1437909582

Description

The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLBA) requires states and the Dept. of the Interior’s Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) to define and determine whether schools are making adequate yearly progress (AYP) toward the goal of 100% academic proficiency. To address tribes’ needs for cultural preservation, NCLBA allows tribal groups to waive all or part of BIE’s definition of AYP and propose an alternative, with technical assistance from BIE and the Dept. of Education, if requested. This report provides information on the extent of: (1) BIE schools’ adoption of BIE’s definition of AYP; (2) tribal groups’ pursuit of alternatives and their reasons, as well as reasons for not pursuing alternatives; and (3) fed. assistance to tribal groups pursuing alternatives. Ill.

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