Years after COVID-19 disrupted American schools, nearly every state is still struggling with attendance.
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Third grade teachers Ciara Key, left, and Arden Serrato handing out tests, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, at Algodones Elementary School in Algodones, N.M. Paula Wilson, cultural success coach at Rice Primary School talks about the Care Center Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in San Carlos, Ariz. Rice Intermediate School student Gabriella Logan, 10, talks about her school experience Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in San Carlos, Ariz.
Principal Rosangela Montoya walks Jahim Chavez, 7, back into the school from the playground, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, at Algodones Elementary School in Algodones, N.M. An American flag and New Mexico flag fly at Algodones Elementary School, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, at Algodones Elementary School in Algodones, N.M.
Many schools serving Native students have been working to strengthen connections with families, who often struggle with higher rates ofand poverty. Schools also must navigate distrust dating back to the U.S. government's campaign to break up Native American culture, language and identity by forcing children into abusive
“You feel better, you do better,” Jones said."That’s our job here in the care center is to help the students feel better.” AP's analysis does not include data on schools managed by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Education, which are not run by traditional districts. Less than 10% of Native American students attend BIE schools.At Algodones Elementary School, which serves a handful of Native American pueblos along New Mexico's Upper Rio Grande, about two-thirds of students are chronically absent.
For Jennifer Tenorio, it makes a difference that the school offers classes in the family’s native language of Keres. She speaks Keres at home, but says that’s not always enough to instill fluency.
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