Innovation, data fixes fuel Native American graduation gains at federally funded schools

Innovation, data fixes fuel Native American graduation gains at federally funded schools

(July 13, 2026) – During his senior year of high school on the Puyallup Reservation, Gerald Dillon traded much of his academic coursework for career training. When he walked into the second grade classroom where he worked as a teaching assistant, students would rush from their seats for a fist bump or a hug. The 18-year-old, who once found classes boring and put in only enough effort to pass, found renewed purpose to come to school everyday. “It…