Sen. Dorgan calls for Impact Aid funding
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Filed Under:
Education
Sen. .Byron Dorgan (D-North Dakota), the chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, is calling for full funding for the Impact Aid program.
Impact Aid provides money to public school districts on or near reservations. The Bush administration has not increased funding for the program in several years.
Dorgan and a bipartisan group of 35 Senators are asking the Senate Appropriations subcommittee to ensure the schools receive full funding.
Two public school districts in New Mexico with a large percentage of Indian students sued the Education Department for a greater share of Impact Aid. But the U.S. Supreme Court rejected their request last month.
Get the Story:
Schools near Indian reservations may get aid
(The Devils Lake Journal 5/9)
Zuni Public School District v. Department of Education:
Syllabus
|
Opinion
[Breyer] |
Concurrence
[Stevens] |
Dissent
[Scalia] |
Dissent
[Souter]
Zuni Public School District Documents:
Questions
Presented |
Petition
|
New
Mexico Brief in Opposition |
Department
of Justice Brief in Opposition
Relevant Links:
NARF-NCAI Tribal Supreme Court Project -
http://doc.narf.org/sc/index.html
Impact Aid -
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oese/impactaidNational
Indian Education Association -
http://www.niea.org
Related Stories:
School districts
fight for bigger share of Impact Aid (9/28)
High court prepares for upcoming term
(9/27)
Impact aid for Native students was
$2K in 2003 (2/17)
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