Are there other NCES studies describing the education of American Indian/Alaskan Native students?
The NIES Study was also conducted in 2005 and reported in two parts, examining their performance in NAEP mathematics and reading assessments, and the educational experiences of these students. A brochure describes other NCES studies on America Indian and Alaska Native education. Additional studies using NAEP data include Status and Trends in the Education of American Indians and Alaska Natives: 2008, and an earlier status and trends report. Four studies from NCES that use 2007-08 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) data describe characteristics of elementary and secondary public, private, and Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools, focusing on school characteristics, school library media centers, principals, and teachers. Also from NCES: American Indian and Alaska Native Children: Findings From the Base Year of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B). Also see related resources from NCES. There are other recent reports using NAEP data from the Regional Educationa