SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – The graduation rates for Native American students in Sioux Falls and statewide are about half of the district and state averages. However, improvements to Native American education make officials hopeful for the future.
During a recent school board work session, these numbers were presented by the Office of Indian Education Supervisor Anna Brokenleg, who’s been with the Sioux Falls School District for 19 years.
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The state average graduation rate is 84% with Sioux Falls coming in slightly higher at 86%. However, for Indigenous students, that number is 46% statewide and 44% in Sioux Falls.
Dawn Marie Johnson, a school board member and member of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate, took to social media to share her thoughts on the data…