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Bowman, Nicole; Reinhardt, Martin – Midwest Comprehensive Center, 2018
Under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), some districts are required to consult with tribal governments on the development of their education plans. This practice brief is intended to serve as an overview of district-level ESEA tribal consultation requirements and as guidance for local education agencies (LEAs). This brief does not…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Tribally Controlled Education
Skinner, Rebecca R. – Congressional Research Service, 2022
This report provides an overview of major provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). It also includes a table showing annual appropriations for ESEA programs for FY2017 through FY2022, as well as a table showing the transition in authorized programs and related appropriations from FY2016, when No Child Left Behind Act of 2001…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Educational Finance
Reinhardt, M. J.; Moses, T.; Arkansas, K.; Ormson, B.; Ward, G. K. – National Comprehensive Center at Westat, 2020
For educators to more fully comprehend the issues surrounding the current state of affairs regarding tribal consultation and sovereignty in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) education, it is necessary to provide a socio-historical context. This brief provides information on the evolution of Native education, from its precolonial roots to…
Descriptors: American Indians, Alaska Natives, Tribal Sovereignty, American Indian Education
Mackey, Hollie – Equity Assistance Center Region III, Midwest and Plains Equity Assistance Center, 2018
This "Equity Dispatch" newsletter provides educators, administrators, and community stakeholders with an overview of American Indian education, provisions for Indian Education embedded in Title VI of The Every Student Succeeds Act, and research-based strategies for effectively meeting the unique educational needs of Indigenous students…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, American Indian Students, Equal Education, Alaska Natives
Skinner, Rebecca R. – Congressional Research Service, 2020
The primary source of federal aid for elementary and secondary education is the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)--particularly its Title I-A program, which authorizes federal aid for the education of disadvantaged students. This report provides an overview of major provisions of the ESEA. It also includes a table showing annual…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Federal Aid
Dortch, Cassandria – Congressional Research Service, 2020
The federal government provides child development, elementary and secondary education, and educational assistance to Indian children, in a federal school system and in public school-systems that predominantly receive state and local funding. The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) in the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) oversees the federally…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Public Education
Rentner, Diane Stark; Price, Olga Acosta – Center on Education Policy, 2014
Federal education funding has often been overlooked by districts in search of sources of support for prevention. This guide is intended to help school districts take advantage of those funds by identifying K-12 grant programs in the U.S. Department of Education (ED) that could be used to implement prevention efforts in elementary and secondary…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Federal Aid, Elementary Secondary Education, Prevention
US Department of Education, 2010
Section 9401 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended, authorizes the Secretary of Education to grant waivers of ESEA requirements to state educational agencies (SEAs), local education agencies (LEAs), Indian tribes, and schools in order to assist them in increasing the quality of instruction for students and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Educational Quality
Altman, Jason; Thurlow, Martha; Vang, Mai – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2010
States and other educational entities receiving Part B funding under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) submitted their Annual Performance Reports (APRs) and Section 618 Table 6 data together to the U.S. Secretary of Education on or before February 1, 2009. These reports may have been modified during the following few months,…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Academic Achievement, Disabilities, Measurement
Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs, Phoenix. – 1979
Forty-four representatives of American Indian tribes and the state of Arizona participated in the 2-day conference on reservation school districts. Terrance Leonard explained the legislative history and workings of Johnson-O'Malley funding, described supplementary Johnson-O'Malley programs, and commented on the Indian Education Act. Dr. Kenneth…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, American Indians
Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1972
The report presents data and discussion on U.S. education across sectors, as well as the work of the Office of Education. Among topics discussed are education failings, including inadequate budges and ineffective courses, teaching, and curricula; evidence of success; compensatory education; education finance; dropout prevention; minority…
Descriptors: Failure, Budgets, Courses, Instruction