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The North Dakota Department of Public Instruction was voted "Best Representation of an Agency" in the North Dakota Capitol Showcase of Trees 2023. The display included a gingerbread model of the capitol building, constructed by the Academic Support team.

DPI's Multicultural and Indian Education team is coordinating an update to the ND Tribal Curriculum textbooks for North Dakota Studies--the first new edition since 2002. Local news outlet Buffalo's Fire stopped by to get the inside scoop on the project's scope and status. 

Buffalo's Fire, a North Dakota news outlet focused on Native issues, visited DPI's office and talked with the director of the Indian & Multicultural team about the work her office does. 

The COVID pandemic had many impacts on our children, and one of the most significant was the decrease in their school grades and test scores. One North Dakota school district saw the decline and immediately went to work to reverse the situation. The result? Their English Language Arts (ELA) academic achievement scores went from 26% in the 2020-2021 school year to 48% in the 2022-2023 school year. Their math scores increased from 20% to 32% in the same time frame.  

NDDPI and its partners are putting together some great resources for better incorporating Indigenous culture into every grade level and content area.