Speaker Crystalyne Curley and Council Delegate Amber Kanazbah Crotty made a plea Oct. 16 for adequate funding for Navajo students during the New Mexico Government to Government Indian Education Summit, emphasizing a student count-based formula.
This annual summit addresses critical issues affecting Indigenous education and serves as a vital platform for New Mexico tribes to highlight the urgent educational needs of Native American students statewide.
During the event, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham sought input and recommendations from tribal leaders on various topics, including the educational funding distribution formula, literacy initiatives, special education, the state’s Indian Education Act, and other important educational matters…