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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2002

President Bush's proposal to outsource tribal schools to private entities sets them up for failure, a National Congress of American Indians official told Jodi Rave of The Lincoln Journal Star.

The fiscal year 2003 budget calls for removing low-performing schools from the Bureau of Indian Affairs and handing them to private entities. Aura Kanegis, NCAI's governmental affairs director, in particular said the $11.9 million dedicated to advance the effort is troublesome.

Get the Story:
Indian Affairs budget request up $22 million (The Lincoln Journal Star 2/5)

Today on Indianz.Com:
Bush proposal strips BIA of education (2/5)

Get Budget Documents:
Interior Budget in Brief [DOI] | Budget Highlights: Service to American Indians [DOI] | Budget Highlights: Bureau of Indian Affairs [DOI] | Interior Overview [OMB] | Interior Details [OMB]

Related Report:
BIA and DOD Schools: Student Achievement and Other Characteristics Often Differ from Public Schools' (GAO-01-934)

Relevant Links:
Office of Indian Education Programs, BIA - http://www.oiep.bia.edu
Indian School Report Cards, BIA - http://www.oiep.bia.edu/school_report_cards.htm
National Indian Education Association - http://www.niea.org

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