American Indian Students The Country's Least Served, Officials Say
ILEANA MORALES | 06/17/10 08:27 PM | 
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WASHINGTON � Indian students face fewer chances for academic success under education standards that don't embrace their traditional cultures, lawmakers and witnesses said Thursday during a Senate hearing considering revisions to the No Child Left Behind Act.
In 2001 Congress passed the law, a hallmark of the Bush administration, requiring states to test students yearly in reading and math from grades three through eight, and once in high school. Scores are tied to school and district evaluations. Teachers widely criticize the law for its funding being disproportionate to its standards.
Federal education standards complicated by varying state tests do not recognize tribal culture, which unfairly challenges Indian students, according to testimony before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.
Among statistics cited at the hearing: About 50 percent of Indian students graduate from high school, compared to more than three-fourths of white students.
Mariah Bowers, a Southern Oregon University sophomore from the Yurok Tribe, said she struggled in public schools with standardized testing. Isolation and misunderstanding of the material grew worse with time, she said, and she nearly
The HIGHEST-PAID Professors By Subject Area (PHOTOS)
First Posted: 06-16-10 11:52 AM | Updated: 06-16-10 10:24 PM
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Ever wonder how much your professors make, or which subject fields pay the big bucks? Ponder no more. The Chronicle of Higher Education mapped out which professors rake in the dough -- relatively speaking -- using data from the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources. See the full chart, including average salaries for associate professors, assistant professors and lecturers, here.
What do you think? Are you surprised by any of these averages? Leave a comment with your opinion.
Law $134,146
Alan Dershowitz has been a professor of law at Harvard since 1967.