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The Native American Journalists Association extends an invitation to Michael Brooks and publisher Chris Lundstrom to participate in an ethics and coverage training. Michael Brooks, a sports writer for the Jackson County Herald-Tribune, recently authored a story headlined “Cowboys Scalp Indians” posted to the jacksonconews.com website. This headline marks a significant lapse in ethical judgement on the part of the writer and editorial staff. “Cowboys Scalp Indians” is a reference to a time in US history when Indigenous people were hunted...
A week after the school massacre in Parkland, Fla., when grief-stricken students demanded action at the state Capitol, Rep. Kimberly Daniels took to the floor to promote a measure she said had been inspired by God, who she said spoke to her in a dream. God “is the light. And our schools need light in them like never before,” the Jacksonville Democrat said Feb. 21. “It is not a secret that we have some gun issues that need to be addressed. But the real thing that needs to be addressed are issues of the heart.” https://www.was...
In a kindergarten classroom in Texas, 22 children spend their day participating in more than 10 different teacher-led activities in seven hours. They write in journals, do math, practice spelling and phonics, learn to read and more. They are just 5 years old. Across the country, kindergartners are being told what to do and how to do it, every single step along the way, all day long. They play less, and study more than they did 20 years ago. This is what kindergarten has become, and it’s not a good thing. https://www.houstonc...
Across Minnesota, as the student population becomes more racially diverse, the number of teachers of color is not keeping pace. Since the 2006-07 school year — when this year’s high school graduating class was in first grade — the number of K-12 students of color has exploded, while that of teachers of color has barely budged, a Star Tribune analysis of state education data reveals. The disparity is even more pronounced in some rural and suburban school districts. http://www.startribune.com/as-minnesota-students-become-more-...
The grade-school lunchroom has long acted as a microcosm of social life. It’s where kids choose whom to sit with, develop friendships, and resolve conflicts. And lunch is one of the few less-supervised periods in most kids’ school days. Over the past several years, however, some school cafeterias have become invaded by a new group: parents. Twenty years ago, when I was in elementary school, having a parent join you at the lunch table was unthinkable. Parents or caretakers dropped everyone off in the morning for school, leaving us to grow, pla...
D.C. schools continue to fall well short of meeting physical education and activity requirements set forth by the city, according to a report from the Office of the State Superintendent of Education. The D.C. Healthy Schools Act of 2010 mandates that students in kindergarten through fifth grade receive 150 minutes of physical education per week, while students in sixth through eighth grades receive 225 minutes. At least 50 percent of that class time must include physical activity. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/educati...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Republican leadership in one of Oklahoma's most populous counties has sent a letter to the state's lawmakers calling for an end to government-run public schools, or if that is too much, to at least find alternative funding sources for the system besides tax revenue. Other GOP leaders have rebuked the letter, saying its views are outside the state party's mainstream, while looking toward next year's legislative session, when classroom funding is likely to again be a major focus. https://www.edweek.org/ew/...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—He ran the other way as gunfire blasted, then wasted precious time fiddling with his bulletproof vest and body camera while students were dying, investigators said. On Friday, that Broward sheriff’s deputy went to work to find out he had been placed on restrictive duty — the second deputy in as many weeks to face suspension over his response to the Feb. 14 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. https://www.heraldcourier.com/news/national/deputy-put-on-restricted-duty-for-alleged-failures-duri...
Several children at a Florida middle school overdosed on THC-laced gummies after a 12-year-old student handed them out in class, authorities said. Polk County Sheriff’s Office officials said the boy somehow acquired a package of gummies containing 100 mg of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main mind-altering ingredient in cannabis, and gave it to six other seventh-graders during gym class at Mulberry Middle School on Thursday. https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2018/11/30/year-old-gave-out-thc-laced-gummies-police-say-l...
This week, more than 500 higher education leaders and advocates from around the country will gather in Chicago for Complete College America’s 2018 Annual Convening: IMPACT. The event will be the preeminent gathering of national college completion leaders, teams from CCA’s now 46-member Alliance, and participants including legislators, system and institutional leaders, faculty, advisors, higher education software providers and other organizations and individuals focused on significantly increasing college completion rates and closing ach...
ADA, Okla. – Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby joined renowned international Chickasaw artist Dustin Mater as officials of the 137th Special Operations Security Force Squadron unveiled a patch designed by Mater for the Oklahoma-based unit. The patch features an ancient Chickasaw Mace – an ornamental staff carried as a symbol of authority – a southeastern tribal tomahawk and woodpecker motif connecting the two. "Pugnentes Humi Ruberis" adorns the top. The Latin-to-English trans...
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (Dec. 3, 2018) – As part of its Due Diligence Plans to improve traceability and social responsibility within its seafood supply chains, Hy-Vee, Inc. recently partnered with two of its seafood suppliers and FishWise to trace products from fishing vessel to supermarket. Hy-Vee and the companies within its supply chains worked together to demonstrate that best practices were in place for specific seafood products they carry. This collaborative effort is the latest example of how Hy-Vee participates in industry and NGO-led i...
PEMBINA, N.D. (Valley News Live)- North Dakotan's living near the border with Canada say they feel unsafe. They're concerned with a problem commonly associated with the U.S. Border with Mexico. The United States Border Patrol says they've seen a slight increase in people arrested for illegally entering from Canada. An officer with the Pembina port of entry says they've seen an increase in illegal drugs coming in as well. "I don't think I'll feel safe if people won't be checked and we don't know who's actually coming into the country," says Moni...
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett says a video that seems to depict a Thunder Bay police officer striking a First Nations youth on a stretcher undermines ongoing work to mend the frayed relationship between Indigenous Peoples and police. Thunder Bay police have said the force is aware of the the video, which was uploaded to Facebook Saturday night, and is investigating. https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/carolyn-bennett-reaction-thunder-bay-police-youth-1.4930574...
The United States will join four tribes defending the Indian Child Welfare Act against a district court ruling in Texas. The Department of Justice, with the Department of Interior and Health and Human Services, and their officials, filed a notice of appeal on Nov. 30 to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, according to a joint statement from the National Indian Child Welfare Association, the National Congress of American Indians, the Native American Rights Fund, and the Association on American Indian Affairs. htt...
Although California’s final cannabis industry regulations will reportedly be completed Monday, many industry insiders likely won’t be able to read them until January. That may be a disappointment to marijuana businesses that were anticipating being able to see the final rules sooner than later. https://mjbizdaily.com/final-california-marijuana-industry-rules-may-not-be-made-public-until-january/?fbclid=IwAR0UPz3zB45qRVQWnqNYiHd1Lh2BvRL3L3aQnOHijZhB3DJ2dFbsL5KR2Kk...
Officials on the Navajo Nation have certified results from the tribe's general election. The final counts show Vice President Jonathan Nez won the tribal presidency with 41,261 votes. Contender and former President Joe Shirley Jr. had 20,751 votes. http://www.knau.org/post/navajo-nation-certifies-general-election-results...
Brydon Whitstone was not armed when he was shot by an RCMP officer, but he had reached for his waist as police repeatedly ordered him to surrender, according to testimony at the inquest into his death. An RCMP officer fatally shot 22-year-old Brydon Whitstone of Onion Lake Cree Nation on Oct. 21, 2017 following a brief police pursuit in North Battleford, Sask. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/brydon-whitstone-rcmp-shooting-inquest-1.4929528...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Officials say an English teacher at an Albuquerque high school will no longer work for the school district after she was accused of calling one Native American student a "bloody Indian" and cutting the braid of another. An Albuquerque Public Schools spokeswoman confirmed the Cibola High School teacher's firing Monday following calls from the Navajo Nation president for officials to conduct staff cultural sensitive training. https://www.wkyt.com/content/news/Officials-New-Mexico-teacher-fired-after-cu...
In 1847, when the first Mormon pioneers permanently rested their handcarts in what would later become the state of Utah, roughly 20,000 Shoshone, Goshute, Ute, Paiute and Navajo were already living on the land. It wouldn’t be until 1980 that the Native American population in Utah would again be restored to pre-settlement numbers, 133 years after the tribes were first subjected to displacement and violence by the white Mormon settlers. Unfortunately, most people seem to be fairly unaware of the sheer magnitude of death and destruction that w...
