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Tribal education leaders urge Congress to protect funding, expand tribal control and fix BIE school infrastructure
Summary
The National Indian Education Association and witnesses told senators BIE and tribally controlled schools face chronic underfunding, deteriorating facilities and barriers to tribal self‑governance; they urged advanced appropriations, expanded self‑governance and tribal control of school nutrition programs.
Education and tribal leaders told the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs that chronic underfunding and outmoded facilities jeopardize the education and well‑being of American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian students.
Curry Byrd, president of the National Indian Education Association (NIEA), said sovereignty is the foundation of effective education in Indian Country and urged Congress to affirm tribal political status and ensure federal trust and treaty obligations for education are honored. "Tribal nations and native communities should be empowered to design…
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