PERRY (AP) — U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Interior Secretary Sally Jewell have taken a firsthand look at a tribal school in Maine as they talk about education reform.
The two members of President Barack Obama’s cabinet on Monday visited the Beatrice Rafferty School, located on the Passamaquoddy Pleasant Point reservation. They were joined by Bureau of Indian Affairs Director Monty Roessel, along with Pleasant Point Chief Clayton Cleaves and Principal Mike Chadwick.
Last year, the two secretaries convened a study group to assess issues within Bureau of Indian Educationfunded schools, which are among the lowest performing in the country.
The Beatrice Raffery School, which was built in the 1970s, is due for replacement with federal funds. The funding was announced by Reps. Mike Michaud and Chellie Pingree earlier this year.
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