Because attempts to educate Indian children in the value system of the dominant society have generally met with failure, Indian organizations, by taking control of Indian education, hope to educate their children in a system which stresses Indian values and culture. Results to date have been encouraging. (CM)

Consultants from Arizona State University and the Principal and Board of Trustees of the Blackwater Community School teamed together as partners and engaged in a process of school board training institutes endorsed by Public Law 95-56l which resulted in a policies and procedures manual for the operation of the school. (Author/CM)

Interviews with and surveys of administrators, teachers, and school board members at 12 American Indian schools in Arizona examined their opinions about the extent of tribal self-determination and local control in the design and implementation of educational policies. Respondents from tribal contract and grant schools reported greater local…

A veteran Navajo educator reflects on the War on Poverty's contributions to American Indian education and quality of life and offers his vision of the future: Navajo funding of educational programs that preserve their culture; a single system of schools replacing the Navajo reservation's overlapping systems; the Navajo Nation as 51st state; and…

Teachers, parents, and students on the White Mountain Apache reservation perceive school activities quite differently, indicating parental isolation and a lack of communication among the groups. Although students tend to agree with teachers more than with parents, teachers alone feel students are inadequately prepared for postsecondary school…