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Sirois, Elizabeth – US Government Accountability Office, 2022
The Government Accountability Office's (GAO) High-Risk List identifies government operations with vulnerabilities to fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement, or in need of transformation. GAO added the area "Improving Federal Management of Programs that Serve Tribes and their Members" to its February 2017 biennial update of high-risk…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Students, School Administration, School Construction
Williams, Robert B. – Online Submission, 2019
Data and information are shared about: (1) First Nations educational infrastructure--new schools, repairs and renovations of schools, project planning, teachers' residences, and operational and maintenance funds. (2) The monitoring of primary and secondary education on reserves. (3) Challenges of schools located in remote areas and with fewer than…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Canada Natives, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Whitefoot, Patricia K. – National Indian Education Association, 2010
In this testimony, Patricia K. Whitefoot talks on behalf of the National Indian Education Association with regard to the President Obama's Fiscal Year 2011 budget request. She notes that Native education still faces enormous challenges, including severe underfunding. Far too many students and schools continue to experience abject failure. Under…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Educational Finance, Budgets, Federal Aid
Wright, Robert J.; Lesisko, Lee J. – Online Submission, 2010
School construction or renovation projects can have a profound affect on students, faculty and administration. The negative impact on the ongoing educational programs is a stressor for many administrators. The possibility that rural school administrators would experience more stress producing problems than would suburban and urban school leaders…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Rural Schools, School Construction, Educational Environment
Lesisko, Lee J.; Wright, Robert J.; O'Hern, Brenda – Online Submission, 2010
School construction or renovation projects can have a profound affect on students, faculty and administration. The literature revealed that continuous communication is essential for a smooth process. This research identified bureaucratic issues and school climate to be leading factors of concern during construction projects. Analysis of this study…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, School Culture, School Construction, Educational Facilities Improvement
Gilbert, Willard Sakiestewa – National Indian Education Association, 2008
In this testimony, Dr. Willard Sakiestewa Gilbert talks on behalf of the National Indian Education Association with regard to the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) and challenges facing BIE schools in improving student achievement. Founded in 1969, the National Indian Education Association (NIEA) is the largest organization in the nation dedicated…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Public Schools, Academic Achievement, Public Agencies