WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Cynthia Lummis issued the following press release:
Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM) introduced the Indigenous Students Excel Through Parity Act, bipartisan legislation to study and modernize the Bureau of Indian Education's Indian School Equalization Formula to ensure Bureau-funded schools have the resources needed to recruit and retain high-quality educators and provide Indigenous students with high-quality education.
"Tribal students across Wyoming deserve access to great teachers and educational opportunities, yet too many Bureau of Indian Education-funded schools struggle to recruit and retain qualified educators because they cannot offer competitive pay," said Lummis. "Sena...