At Wolf Point High School in rural Montana, Native American students face the same neglect Native students across the U.S. do as they navigate a school system that has failed American Indians.
Investigative (Montana)
Erica L. Green, Annie Waldman
New York Times (NYT), ProPublica
December 28, 2018
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Tags: Education
Investigative (Montana)
Erica L. Green, Annie Waldman
New York Times (NYT), ProPublica
December 28, 2018
READ THE FULL STORY HERE
Tags: Education
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Her despondency is shared by other Native students at Wolf Point and across the United States. Often ignored in the national conversation about the public school achievement gap, these students post some of the worst academic outcomes of any demographic group, which has been exacerbated by decades of discrimination, according to federal reports.
The population is also among the most at risk: Underachievement and limited emotional support at school can contribute to a number of negative outcomes for Native youths — even suicide. Among people 18 to 24, Native Americans have the highest rate of suicide in the nation: 23 per 100,000, compared with 15 per 100,000 among white youths.