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Proposed Bill Would Provide Funds for Native Students to Leave Tribal Schools
Jackie Mader|Mar 23, 2016
Legislation proposed by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., would provide education savings accounts to Native American students who attend Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools, which would allow students to pay for private school tuition, tutors, and educational materials. The Native American Education Opportunity Act would operate in Arizona, Mississippi, Florida, and Nevada, all states that currently have Education Savings Account (ESA) programs. Up to 90 percent of the funds that BIE would spend on each student would be allocated to the savings...