"This week, the Education Department said it would break off several of its main offices and hand over their responsibilities to agencies like the Department of Labor and the Department of the Interior. Under the plan, those two agencies will run several programs that fund and oversee the education of Native American children and college students. Tribal leaders and Native education organizations said the move will add to budgetary confusion and a possible breakdown ins services."
"The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe operates a K-12 school on the reservation that receives federal funding. Sitting Bear said he strongly objects to the plan, and the tribe was not consulted, as legally required, before the transfer of duties was announced. He said the change only adds to uncertainty and creates unnecessary layers of federal bureaucracy."
""When my TCUs have a question, they're going to be three agencies they might possibly have to go to for solutions. So we're going to need really clear-cut roles, delineations for who does what, when, and where," she said. "To be able to be part of the conversation as it's being drafted would have been incredibly helpful.""
The Education Department will transfer responsibilities from several of its main offices to agencies including the Department of Labor and the Department of the Interior. Those agencies will run programs that fund and oversee education for Native American K-12 students and Tribal Colleges and Universities. Tribal leaders and Native education organizations said the department did not consult tribes as legally required before announcing the transfer. Tribal leaders warned the move will create budgetary confusion, add layers of federal bureaucracy, and risk breakdowns in services. Tribal colleges and schools said they need clear delineations of agency roles and inclusion in planning.
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