I would like to thank Chairman Harkin and Senator Enzi and the members of this committee for their great efforts to take...
opening statement
However, there is a vast disconnect between a teacher who meets certain requirements on paper and one whose teaching has...
Rural and frontier schools and school districts are unique and often need unique solutions to their unique problems.
Strategies mandated from Washington will simply not solve the problems facing these schools.
If we are going to mandate interventions from the Federal level, we need to be clear about why we are mandating such ref...
I am very concerned that requiring school districts to use one of the four school turnaround models for schools identifi...
I want to thank you for your diligent work in moving us along on fixing No Child Left Behind.
That is a frightening prospect for the communities and it is why I keep raising this issue.
Well, I do appreciate that the Department is working on that so-called high priority performance goal, the pilot program...
The tribal leaders on our Wind River Reservation speak to me about law enforcement issues and BIA police staffing shorta...
This bill should not assume or mandate that people in Wyoming and other rural States are going to get out of their vehic...
In some Indian communities, public safety is much more than just an issue--it's a crisis.
The next Highway Bill must ensure equity in mobility, flexibility and connectivity.
Of course, you know, Chairman Posey is here today, so I would ask: What do you need from the tribes?
I believe is a real problem in Indian Country: recruiting, training and retaining officers to serve on BIA and tribal po...
Does the Department intend to raise the levels of law enforcement staffing to meet the level of need of 29 officers for ...
I am also concerned about the potential impact the legislation has on rural schools, school districts, and States.
