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Native American
Investigation
June 15, 2021

California community colleges lose students to more expensive for-profit colleges

Community colleges face calls to do more as Black, Native American and Pacific Islander students enroll in for-profit colleges at alarming rates.

Thomas Peele
Curriculum
July 25, 2018

Native Americans push schools to include their story in California history classes

Native Californian history should include more than just 4th-grade mission projects, some teachers say.

Carolyn Jones
Student Well-Being
January 23, 2017

Mascot law rolls out and schools obey the letter of the law, if not the spirit

A new law bans the use of "Redskins" as a mascot at California high schools, but allows schools to continue to use logos of American Indians and for students to dress up in American Indian costumes.

Jane Meredith Adams
Early Learning
June 6, 2016

Preserving Native American languages by teaching the youngest students

Head Start teachers face a number of obstacles in teaching native languages.

Susan Frey
Legislation
October 12, 2015

California is first in the nation to ban 'Redskins' school mascot

Native American groups have campaigned for the change for more than 50 years.

Jane Meredith Adams
Student Well-Being
April 16, 2015

Proposed law would be first in nation to ban 'Redskins' school mascot

Four schools in the state currently use the name for their teams or mascots.

Jane Meredith Adams
College & Careers
December 9, 2014

Native youth education in state of emergency

From kindergarten retention to graduation rates, education data show that American Indian and Alaskan Native students are faring the worst of all U.S. ethnic groups, according to a new White House report on Native youth.

Susan Frey