Tribal Colleges: An Introduction

Tribal Colleges were created over the last 30 years in response to the higher education needs of American Indians, and generally serve geographically isolated populations that have no other means of accessing education beyond the high school level. They have become increasingly essential to educational opportunity for American Indian students, a status they have achieved in a relatively brief period of time. Tribal Colleges are unique institutions that combine personal attention with cultural relevance, in such a way as to encourage American Indians—especially those living on reservations—to overcome the barriers in higher education

Local links and learning: Resilience in regional, rural and remote schools. Fostering community ties and harnessing learning opportunities to boost resilience

In recent years, schools in regional, rural and remote NSW have been affected by floods, drought, bushfires, animal plagues and other major disruptions, including COVID-19. It is vital that a school community's local capabilities are leveraged and boosted, so that they are ready to deal with future disruptions. This report focusses on two ways to boost the resilience of regional, rural and remote school communities: improving links between schools and their local communities, and opportunities for contextualised student learning and professional learning of school staff