September 10, 2020

The Pandemic Has Widened Gaps in Native Communities—Now Is Our Chance to Close Them

Author: Kristina Saccone

This post is part of the In Focus: Equity in Education multimedia series.
As the school year begins in the pandemic, the equity gap is widening, a problem particularly apparent on reservations. Dr. Billie Jo Kipp is the associate director of research and evaluation at the Institute’s Center for Native American Youth, where she advocates for better school structures, community coordination, and overall policies to improve the lives of Native youth. In this series of videos, she talks about the im