Changes to ethnic determination on school forms will include the collection of Tribal affiliation data, a step that will help Tribes increase services and increase enrollment accuracy of Native Americans, who are traditionally under-counted.
State Supt. Michael Rice is behind an effort to upgrade and diversify teaching materials relating to significant events and movements like the holocaust, civil rights, contributions by indigenous people and citizenship. It comes amid a national debate over race, books and lesson plans in U.S. schools.