President Donald Trump has promised to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education. Education advocates worry about what that means for the $119 billion the federal government sends to public K-12 schools and what becomes of the programs supporting Native American students. We’ll get a sense of what the future for Native primary and secondary education along with concerns from Native educators and policy advocates.
To join the discussion, call 1-800-996-2848
GUESTS
Julia Wakeford (Muscogee and Yuchi), National Indian Education Association policy director
Kimberly Daingkau-Begay (Kiowa, Caddo, and Pawnee), executive officer and president of the Arizona Indian Education Association
Matt Jackson (Seminole Nation of Oklahoma), social studies teacher at Norman North High School
