Chronic absenteeism poses an educational barrier in South Dakota reservation communities. Here's why it matters.

Absenteeism among South Dakota’s Native American students is more than double the state average. A study by South Dakota ...

The percentage is still about seven times greater than Indigenous children’s representation in the state’s general population ...

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In three states — Alaska, Nebraska, and South Dakota — the majority of Native American and Alaska Native students were chronically absent. In some states, it has continued to worsen ...

His images are beautiful pieces and an important component of the history of the American West, said Dakota Goodhouse, a Native American historian and enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.

Family involvement, cultural emphasis among strategies to boost attendance. "It really comes down to engagement. If the kids ...