Senate Indian Affairs Committee sets field hearing on BIE schools
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
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The
Senate Indian Affairs Committee will host a field hearing on Indian education this Saturday, September 11.
The hearing focuses on conditions at
Bureau of Indian Education schools.
Assistant Secretary Larry Echo Hawk previously acknowledged there was "no way" to clear a $1 billion backlog in construction, maintenance and repair under current funding levels.
The hearing takes place at 12:30pm at the Tribal Administration Building on the
White Earth Reservation in Minnesota. It will not be webcast.
Committee Notice:
OVERSIGHT FIELD HEARING on Preparing Our Students for Tomorrow in Yesterday's Schools: Construction and Facility Needs at Bureau of Indian Education Schools
(September 11, 2010)
OIG Report:
Bureau of
Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education: Schools in Need of Immediate
Action (May 2007)
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