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Do the schools Indian children go to get government help?
Do Indian children attend boarding schools today, and if so, why?
Do all Indians get a free college education?
- Do the schools Native American children go to get government help?
- Indian children attend Federal, public, private and mission schools. There are more than 250,000 students, ages 5 to 18, enrolled in these schools in the U.S. Some schools receive funding from the government and some do not, depending on where they are located and the type of school they are. AIEF supports schools that either do not receive government support or receive funding that is inadequate to meet their needs.
return to top - Do Indian children attend boarding schools today, and if so, why?
- Yes, some Native American children attend boarding schools. Indian children living in remote communities may have to travel two hours or more to the nearest school. For those children that live too far to drive to school, or do not have a relative living near a school, attending boarding school is their only option. The most typical scenario is that students have to attend boarding school in order to finish high school. The majority of boarding schools are located on the reservation.
return to top - Do all Indians get a free college education?
- No, American Indian students do not automatically receive scholarships for college upon completion of high school. Although the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs offers a Higher Education Grant Program, this is not an entitlement program. Rather, its purpose is to provide supplemental financial assistance to eligible American Indian/Alaska Native students entering college who meet the requirements of the BIA scholarship program.
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