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Bureau Of Indian Education Schools Fall Short Of Benchmarks Set By Federal Government

The Bureau of Indian Education has a long and troubled history educating about 46,000 Native American students around the country.

A new investigation by the Arizona Republic and ProPublica shows its more than 180 schools have chronically failed to meet benchmarks set by the federal government that every other public school in the country is held to.

The Show spoke with the Republic’s Alden Woods more about it — and they began with one Navajo woman’s story.

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Lauren Gilger, host of KJZZ's The Show, is an award-winning journalist whose work has impacted communities large and small, exposing injustices and giving a voice to the voiceless and marginalized.