Minnesota's Preschool Development Birth through Five grant (PDG) is a partnership of the Minnesota departments of Education, Health, and Human Services, along with the Children's Cabinet, to align education and care systems?across the state.?The three-year, $26.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services supports…

In spite of a swiftly growing AAPI undergraduate student population, higher education staff remain predominantly White with AAPIs significantly underrepresented within the field. The underrepresentation of AAPI professional staff is a problem not only because it may represent a lack of a career pipeline for AAPIs entering the workforce, but it…

In the US. Indigenous youth in particular have poorer health and educational outcomes than any other culturally diverse group face racial violence, are historicized and dehumanized creating a litany of health and educational related problems in a time that is critical to identity development. While resources are dedicated to addressing disparate…

"Making a Difference for American Indian and Alaska Nave Students: Innovations and Wise Practices" was a three-part webinar series for tribal, state, and federal education leaders. Through panels and breakout sessions, participants shared their knowledge on transforming outcomes for Nave American students, administrators, educators, and…

Native American families, schools, and communities foster resilience among their youth who experience significant mental health disparities. To increase equity in mental health services for Native American students, it is essential that researchers employ culturally responsive community engagement when developing programs in schools. Guided by the…

Purpose: Native Americans are one of the least represented races within the profession of speech-language pathology. As a result, Native American school children are among the least likely to receive speech and language services from a provider who shares their same culture and heritage. The purpose of this tutorial is to describe how expanding…

The Native American Leadership Model is a source for understanding leadership styles through a lens of tribal core values and Indigenous learning methodologies. This model can serve as a tool to reclaim and assert the Indigenous perspective on Native American leadership that was dismantled over centuries through U.S. assimilation policies. The…

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the highest unemployment that the U.S. has seen since the Great Depression, with particularly heavy job losses for Black, Hispanic, and Native American workers. In this set of studies commissioned by Lumina Foundation, the authors examine actions that states and community colleges can take to address the needs of…