Madison Weingust

3 weeks ago | tribalcollegejournal.org | Brianna Reed |Madison Weingust

4 weeks ago | tribalcollegejournal.org | Brianna Reed |Madison Weingust |Kathy Aplan

Without the Department of Education, we are concerned about the ability of the federal government to fulfill its promise of delivering on all statutory programs, including student loans and Pell Grants, funding for TCUs, and enforcement of civil rights protections in higher education.

1 month ago | tribalcollegejournal.org | Brianna Reed |Madison Weingust |Colleen Billiot

President Trump signed an executive order to dismantle and eliminate the Department of Education. The president’s attempt to scale back and eliminate the department will cause irreparable harm, shuttering education programs that help students of all ages that need it the most—like needier school districts and children with disabilities, from kindergarten to college.

1 month ago | tribalcollegejournal.org | Brianna Reed |Madison Weingust

On March 20, President Trump signed an executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. The directive will require an act of Congress to officially eliminate the cabinet-level agency, and it is not clear whether the president has the votes in Congress to do so. This comes on the heels of the Trump administration’s cuts to the agency’s workforce by nearly 50% (1,300 people were fired after 600 decided to resign).

1 month ago | tribalcollegejournal.org | Brianna Reed |Madison Weingust |Dina Horwedel

Many colleges and universities are cancelling Indigenous graduations and celebrations this spring in response to political pressure. But national Native scholarships providers know our students’ cultures are their strength. Creating vibrant tribal regalia is a centuries-long tradition.