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High school graduation rates in New Mexico are up, with an average of 71 percent completing high school in four years. But the state Public Education Department lists Native American students as having a graduation rate of only 66 percent. We’ll continue our look at what it takes to help Native students succeed in school and graduate. With the help of the American Graduate public media initiative and New Mexico PBS program New Mexico in Focus, we’ll include a conversation about Native educators and stakeholders about exactly what it takes to help students cross the graduation finish line at a time when resources are increasingly scarce.
Guests:
Dr. Daisy Thompson (Diné) – director of Indian Education at Albuquerque Public Schools
Break music: Old School Hop (song) Cree Confederation (artist) Pakosiyimitan (album)
