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| Title | Article: Tribal Educators Told More Cultural, Native Language Learning Needed |
| Body | From http://www.sltrib.com/ci_10557316 Tribal educators told more cultural, native language learning needed By Kristen Moulton September 25, 2008 One key to improving American Indian students' achievement is to teach them more about their cultures and languages, educators told those participating in the third annual Native American Summit Thursday. From the Confederated Tribes of the Goshute to the San Juan School District in southeastern Utah, tribes and school districts are using native languages to better reach students. In the Nebo School District, three Navajo women have spent the past nine years building a program that tutors American Indian students in academics and teaches American Indian art and culture two evenings a week and in the summer. While nationally, 49 percent of American Indian students graduate from high school, Nebo's graduation rate has risen from 37 percent to as high as 94 percent in 2006. The past two years, the graduation rate has been 88 percent, she said. Read the entire article at http://www.sltrib.com/ci_10557316 . |
| Source | Salt Lake Tribune |
| Inputdate | 2008-09-28 09:53:24 |
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