Tribal Colleges

K-12 schools can learn from black, American Indian colleges   Article by: EDITORIAL BOARD , Star Tribune Updated: October 15, 2014 – 10:04 PM   http://www.startribune.com/opinion/editorials/279359342.html   Such schools have records of success.   It’s arguably the biggest challenge facing many public schools in Minnesota: Disproportionately high numbers of black and American Indian K-12 students aren’t doing well academically, compared with their white peers. Along with Latino kids, they are the focus of any discussion about learning gaps or disparities.   Yet students with the same challenges as those in public schools can thrive at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and tribal colleges andRead More →